Assignment:
Answer the questions below:
1. WBSs are used in estimating project resource needs, time, and costs. What are the two basic ways of estimating resources, time, and costs? Consider and discuss what their relative advantages and disadvantages are. Answer in your own words, do not simply post a quote. However, support your assertions with a short quote from the class readings or other outside source.
2. Tasks in project charts can be grouped by who is performing tasks, such as by plumbers, electricians, handymen, or administrators. Another way is to group activities by related tasks, such as erect building, move partitions, set up meeting room. Consider how you might arrange a project schedule and discuss which way might be best. Why? Answer in your own words, do not simply post a quote. However, support your assertions with a short quote from the class readings or other outside source.
3. What is a critical path and a near-critical path? Discuss how project managers use schedule information including dependencies, slack, resource adjustments, etc. to adjust and control projects. Have you seen this on any projects you have been involved in? Answer in your own words. Answer in your own words, do not simply post a quote. However, support your assertions with a short quote from the class readings or other outside source.
4. Fast-tracking, crashing, and cutting scope are some of the techniques a project manager can use to shorten the project schedule. Pick one such technique and discuss how using it can impact project scheduling? Consider the pros and cons of the technique in your discussion. Have you seen the technique use in any project you are familiar with? Answer in your own words, do not simply post a quote. However, support your assertions with a short quote from the class readings or other outside source.
5. You will be using MSProject to complete assignment. How might manually scheduled tasks speed the development of your schedule? Or should you use a mix of manual- and auto-scheduled tasks? Answer in your own words, do not simply post a quote. However, support your assertions with a short quote from the class readings or other outside source.
6. Part of establishing a project is allocating resources to tasks. Pick a type of labor resource or a material resource that might be used on your team project to discuss. How is this accomplished in MSProject? Answer in your own words, do not simply post a quote. However, support your assertions with a short quote from the class readings or other outside source.
7. First what is effort driven vs non-effort driven scheduling. Discus how assigning resources to effort driven vs non-effort driven scheduling impacts the results in MSProject. Answer in your own words, do not simply post a quote. However, support your assertions with a short quote from the class readings or other outside source.
8. Define and give examples of tasks that have float or slack in relation to other tasks.