ASM510 OFFICE SOFTWARE APPLICATION ASSIGNMENT 2/SEM20222

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

ASSIGNMENT 2

ALL details MUST BE COMPLETED or the assignment may be returned before

acceptance.

1.
Students’ name
2.
Subject ASM510
Lecturer DR. NOOR ZALINA BINTI ZAINAL
Program / Group
Part No Assignment /Project A2

Topic
MICROSOFT PROJECT
(as per worksheet)

Date submitted Due date 15th July 2022

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Please complete this assignment in Pair (2 persons in a group).

2. Answer ALL questions.
3. Screenshot all the results and paste into Microsoft Word – write the question number
accordingly.
4. The Word file should include this cover page.
5. Save the Word file as PDF.
6. Submit the PDF file, and the project file into Google Classroom – only 1 representative
submit the file (List all the members’ name in the comment).

SUBMISSION DATE : 15th JULY 2022.

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Sime Darby Berhad is a partner of choice for some of the world’s best brands in the Industrial and
Motors sectors. With operations in 19 countries and a strong footprint in Asia Pacific, they continue to
grow, delivering sustainable value to their stakeholders through operational excellence, high
performance standards and good corporate governance. As their mission is to develop a winning
portfolio of sustainable business, they have to present their annual report yearly to all the stakeholders
and communities.

Below is the list of tasks that need to be accomplished before they launch their Annual Report for 2022.
The project starts on 1st August 2022. You need to key in all the tasks including the summary of each
phase.

TASKS DURATION PREDECESSORS

Perform Initial Planning
Review project file from last year's Annual Report 5 days
Identify Annual Report Theme and Section Requirements 3 days 2
Selection of Internal Auditors 1 day 3
Design Annual Report
Assign resources to preliminary design 4 days 4
Develop preliminary design and information requirements 3 days 6
Develop Annual Report
Plan interview with Chairman/CEO 1 day 7
Conduct Interview 2 days 9
Build and review letter 3 days 10
Review letter with audited financial results 2 days 11
Perform Financial Closing Activities
Develop Financial Close Schedule 4 days 12
Develop External Audit Review Schedule 4 days 14
Assign resources and confirm Financial Statements 3 days 15
Produce Annual Report
Draft Annual Report design layout 5 days 16
Finalize Annual Report Design 6 days 18
Annual Report Complete 0 days 19

QUESTION 1 (15 MARKS)

1. Key in all the tasks accordingly and set all tasks dependency to Finish-to-Start (FS). Save your
work as “HOT MSPROJECT (YourName)”. Screenshot the Gantt chart.
(5 marks)

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2. Modify the standard calendar with the following public holidays to mark them in the Gantt Chart:
a. Merdeka Day (31/08/2022)
b. Malaysia Day (16/09/2022)
c. Deepavali Day (29/09/2022 – 30/09/2022)
Screenshot the calendar.
(3 marks)

3. Insert a new milestone task as “Design Report Completed” – below the task of Develop preliminary
design and information requirements. The dependency is Finish-to-Start between both tasks.
Screenshot the milestone task.
(2 marks)

4. Add new sub-task under the main task “Design Annual Report”. The new sub-task is “Develop initial
Theme section” to be added as the first sub-task with a duration of 4 days. The relationship
dependency is Finish-to-Start (FS) between Task 4 and Task 6. Screenshot the outcome.
(3 marks)

5. Insert a note for the task “Conduct Interview”. The note is “Interview will be conducted via online –
Zoom / Webex”. Screenshot the Task Information.
(2 marks)

6. Screenshot the completed Gantt chart (set to fit to one page).

QUESTION 2 (5 MARKS)

1. Change all Summary tasks’ Start and End shape in purple as shown here.

(2 marks)

2. Change the Scheduling Styles by choosing the any style icon based on your preferences.
(2 marks)

3. Change all the milestones to star shape and orange color, display the name of milestone on the
right of the star and start date on the left of the star.
(1 mark)

4. Screenshot the completed Gantt chart (set to fit to one page).

QUESTION 3 (20 MARKS)

1. Assign resources as the table below. Change YOURNAME into your own name. Screenshot the
Resource Sheet.
(5 marks)
• Nuryn Karmylla – Initial NK
• Zafril Ahmad – Initial ZA
• Fong Mei Lin – Initial FML
• Suraya Adlin – Initial SA
• Airiel Aiman – Initial AA
• YOURNAME – Initial (Yourname)

2. Assign resources as below. Display the name of the resources on the right of the bar in the Gantt
chart. Screenshot the Resource Usage View.

TASK NAME RESOURCE NAME

Review project file from last year's Annual Report Airiel Aiman, Fong Mei Lin
Identify Annual Report Theme and Section Requirements Nuryn Karmylla

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Selection of Internal Auditors Suraya Adlin

Develop initial Theme section Zafril Ahmad
Assign resources to preliminary design YOURNAME
Develop preliminary design and information requirements Nuryn Karmylla, Zafril Ahmad
Plan interview with Chairman/CEO Fong Mei Lin
Conduct Interview Suraya Adlin, Zafril Ahmad
Build and review letter Airiel Aiman
Review letter with audited financial results YOURNAME
Develop Financial Close Schedule Nuryn Karmylla
Develop External Audit Review Schedule Airiel Aiman
Assign resources and confirm Financial Statements YOURNAME, Fong Mei Lin
Draft Annual Report Design Layout Airiel Aiman, Zafril Ahmad
Finalize Annual Report Design Suraya Adlin

(5 marks)

3. Change the standard rate for each of the resources. Screenshot the Resource Sheet view.
• Nuryn Karmylla – RM100.00/hr
• Zafril Ahmad – RM120.00/hr
• Fong Mei Lin – RM120.00/hr
• Suraya Adlin – RM150.00/hr
• Airiel Aiman – RM200.00/hr
• YOURNAME – RM130.00/hr
(5 marks)

4. In the Assign Resources dialog box, assign the cost resource named “Printing Cost” for the Task
21 – Finalize Annual Report Design, specify a cost of RM2,250.00 to the assignment. Screenshot
the Assign Resources dialog box.
(5 marks)

5. Screenshot the completed Gantt chart (set to fit to one page).

QUESTION 4 (10 MARKS)

1. Update the new Status date as 09/09/2022. Screenshot the Project Information dialog box.
(4 marks)

2. Use the options in Update Project dialog box to record that work has been completed as scheduled
through 09/09/2022. Screenshot the Task Sheet.
(4 marks)

3. Choose “Develop External Audit Review Schedule” and click 75% complete. Screenshot the Gantt
bar for the task.
(2 marks)

4. Screenshot the completed Gantt chart (set to fit to one page).

- END OF QUESTION PAPER -

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