Learning Readiness #1

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AMBA 640

Melanie de Alencar

Professor James Stewart

Learning Readiness Exercise #1

1. Your PM experience:

a. I have prior experience in project management. Yes/No

I do not have prior experience.

b. I have used PM software. Yes/No

I have not used PM software.

2. The Triple Constraint in PM refers to meeting simultaneously the requirements of time, cost and scope/quality.

3. After installing MS-Project (MSP) 2010 or 2013 [trial version found at microsoft.com, full version available via the UMUC-Microsoft Alliance (Dreamspark)] open the attached file, “LRE1_MPP_MS_Project_Renovation_Example_MS_2010.mpp” to answer the following questions:

a. When is this project expected to end?

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This project is expected to end on June 4th, 2010.

b. What and when is the second milestone?

The second milestone is to receive the final plan from architect Richard on April 28th, 2010.

c. What are the last two tasks on the project critical path? The last two tasks are furniture delivery and installation on May 21st, 2010 and post renovation, which includes retrieve boxes from storage, unpack and install fax machine/phone, PCs and printers on May 31st,2010.

4. Using the following table of tasks,

a. Build using MSP an mpp file including a work breakdown structure and a Gantt chart showing the project critical path.

The critical path in this case is A, B and D.

b. What does the critical path become if Task C takes three time units?

The critical path in this case is A, C and D.

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Task

Predecessor(s)

Time units required

A B C D

None A A B and C

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