Assignments: Project Management Slide And Documents
This assignment has 2 separate assignments both are listed below:
Assignment 1:
Objectives
Analyze methods for planning, estimating, budgeting, and controlling costs
Details
A project has an expected duration of 34 weeks with a critical path variance of 6. Suppose the project network is given and the critical path is identified on the network. Suppose the normal time, crash time, and the associated cost for each activity is given. You have been asked by your supervisor to prepare a research paper that addresses the follow criteria:
• What is the probability that the project will be completed in 32 weeks or less?
• If the project is to be shortened by four days, list the process you would take to determine which activities, in order of reduction, would be shortened and the resulting cost.
• Describe project cost and the requirements for its determination and application in a production facility.
• Analyze implications of changes in the parameters of project timing and cost determination.
• Evaluate application of project cost and timing concepts on a firm's business operations.
Present your findings as a 1-2 body page Word document formatted in APA style.
Assignment 2:
Objectives
Analyze methods for planning, estimating, budgeting, and controlling costs
Detail
3 slides with notes and word document
Using Earned Value to Determine Status
Jennifer turned in her status report for the newly approved mailing activities. She feels that her pieces are on track with nothing for you to worry about. She reports the following information for the critical path tasks:
You review her status report and determine that Jennifer does not have a solid grasp of her status. Ben was unable to provide you with anything more than, "Things are moving along just fine."
• Using earned value measurements along with the other information and metrics available, determine the true status of Jennifer's portion of the project.
• Prepare an updated status report (1 page) for Jennifer and share the measurements and your rationale in your determination of the status for the project.
• Create a 2-3 slide presentation explaining the benefits of using EVM.
• Be sure to document some instructions (1-page document) for Jennifer and Ben for determining the project status for their next project update to you.
• Also, provide materials that would be used to train Jennifer and Ben on the benefits and application of earned value.
• The materials should include some guidelines for Jennifer and Ben to help them create and then interpret the metrics.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.