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    The document provides instructions for completing an exercise in advanced MS Project. It includes 7 tasks: 1) creating a project plan with tasks, durations, relationships and saving it; 2) assigning resources to tasks; 3) adding a note explaining MS Project advantages and limitations; 4) analyzing the project plan by answering questions; 5) saving the project plan as a baseline and adding a note about why; 6) adjusting resources and noting the variance in project duration; 7) tracking progress by recording started/finished tasks and percent completion of one task. The final project plan file is to be emailed to the provided email address.

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    The document provides instructions for completing an exercise in advanced MS Project. It includes 7 tasks: 1) creating a project plan with tasks, durations, relationships and saving it; 2) assigning resources to tasks; 3) adding a note explaining MS Project advantages and limitations; 4) analyzing the project plan by answering questions; 5) saving the project plan as a baseline and adding a note about why; 6) adjusting resources and noting the variance in project duration; 7) tracking progress by recording started/finished tasks and percent completion of one task. The final project plan file is to be emailed to the provided email address.

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    E-Learning - Advanced MS Project Exercise: # Tasks 1 Create A New Project (Tasks, Durations, Relationships)

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    E-Learning Advanced MS Project Exercise

    Please complete the following tasks:

    #
    1

    Tasks
    Create a new Project (tasks, durations, relationships)
    Save your project plan as surname_firstname.mpp

    The project starts on the 8th April 2009!


    All relationships are finish-to-start relationships except for the
    relationship between taks F and G which is a Start-to-Start
    relationship.
    Tasks A to C are fixed duration tasks, all other tasks are fixed units

    There are 4 resources:


    Dan Brown (max. Units = 80%)
    Mike Gayle (max. Units = 100%)
    Nick Hornby (max. Units = 50%)
    Roald Dahl (max. Units = 100%)
    The Std. Rate for each resource is 35 / hour.
    2

    Resource Assignment
    Assign the resources to the tasks:
    Task A: Dan Brown
    Task B: Roald Dahl
    Task C: Nick Hornby
    Task D: Mike Gayle + Dan Brown (both together NOT effort
    driven)
    Task E: Roald Dahl
    Task F: Nick Hornby
    Task G: Mike Gayle
    Task H: Nick Hornby

    Understanding Project Management

    Enter a note in Roll Up 1 and explain (do not simply copy and paste but use
    your own words):
    The advantages and limitations of MS Project for Project Management.
    (100-150 words)
    Analysis I

    When does the project end? .


    What is the total amount of work for Roll Up 1? ..
    What is the total cost for task D?
    What is the total duration of the project? ..
    What is the cost of Nick Hornby for task H? ..

    Baseline

    Please save your project plan as Baseline now!


    Save your work again!
    Add a note to resource Roald Dahl and explain why you should save
    your project plan as Baseline.

    Fine Tuning the Project Plan


    Adjust the individual working times for the following resources:
    Mike Gayle is not working on Fridays in May 2009
    Dan Brown is not working on 12th and 14th May 2009
    Additional resource assignment (effort driven!):
    Add the resource Nick Hornby to task B
    Questions:
    What is the Variance of the project duration now? .
    What is the amount of work of Roald Dahl for task B now?

    Tracking Progress

    Record in the project plan that all tasks have started and finished as
    planned until the 29th April 2009.
    Enter that task C is 35% complete.

    Save your final version of your project plan.


    Please email your *.mpp file to christian.maurer@fh-krems.ac.at!

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