Review Questions Ilab 4

1) What are the three base calendars included in MS Project and what are the default values of each?

Standard: Reflects a traditional work schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., with an hour off for break. 8-hour day, 40-hour week with no holidays

24-hour: Can be used when resources and tasks are scheduled for different shifts around the clock, or when equipment resources work on tasks continuously. 24 hour, Days a week, no holidays

Night shift: Reflects a graveyard shift schedule of Monday night through Saturday morning, 11:00 P.M. to 8:00 A.M., with an hour off for break.

2) What is the difference between a base calendar and a resource calendar?

Base: the working days and working hours for a project or a set of resources

Resource: the working days and working hours for a specific resource

3) Why schedule one project meeting after completion of the last task, Test System?

It is good to have a final project meeting after the project completion to review the project and how it met the objectives.

4) Give an example of when you would assign a 24-hour calendar to a resource.

When equipment resources works on a tasks continuously. Also, When resources don’t work the standard time of the standard calendar (e.g. works 6am-7pm, varying shifts or weekends).

If you were doing a senior project, what would be the base calendar you would use for students working on the project and what adjustments would you make to it?

I would use Resource Calendar (Standard Calendar) and adjust for availability of the students (e.g. evenings, weekends or if they have a day off from school).