BUS 375 ASSIGNMENT 4

Project Schedule

This assignment consists of two (2) parts: a project schedule, and a written response. You must submit both parts as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the part of the assignment it is written for.

Part A: Project Schedule
(Submit as one [1] Microsoft Project file)

1. In Assignment 2 (ORDER #4423), you developed a      project plan. Now, using the information from your project proposal,      create a multi-level work breakdown structure (WBS) and detailed project      schedule.
        Your project must include the following criteria: 
   • The project must consist of at       least twenty-five (25) tasks. 
   • Each task must contain a start       date, a finish date, and have main staffing and non-staffing resources       assigned. 
   • Assume that your work       activities are completed during normal weekdays (no weekend work) under       normal conditions (8 hours per day). 
   • In terms of holidays, you can       assume no work will be done the following days: New Year’s Day,       President’s Day, Good Friday, Good Monday, Friday before Memorial Day,       Memorial Day, the business day before Independence Day, Independence Day,       the Friday before Labor Day, Labor Day, the day before Thanksgiving Day,       Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday (day after Thanksgiving), the business day       before Christmas, Christmas Day, the business day after Christmas Day, and       New Year’s Eve.

Part B: Written Response
(Submit as a Microsoft Word file)

Write a one to two (1-2) page response in which you:

1. Analyze your project in terms      of project completion, critical path, and slack / float. Specifically, be      sure to answer the following:  
   • When will the project be       completed? 
   • What is the critical path for       the project?
   • How much slack / float is in       your project? What activities have the greatest slack / float?
2. Summarize the recommendations      or improvements you would make to your project schedule. Specifically, be      sure to answer the following: 
   • Identify the top three (3)       activities that you believe could impact the project completion date.
   • What additional activities       would you add to this project to make it more complete, from a project       management viewpoint?
3. Format your assignment      according to the following formatting requirements: 
   • Typed, double spaced, using       Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
   • Include a cover page       containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the       professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not       included in the required page length.