Kindly review the assignment.
The project must be done using Microsoft Project.
SEMESTER II
COURSE NAME: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Lab 1 – IT SOFTWARE PROJECT
A. In this exercise, you are required to enter the following tasks along with each task’s duration (in days) and the predecessor tasks into Microsoft Project. Assume the Project start date is 03/05/2020
Save your project with your Last Name_First Name_ID#_Lab1
The numbers to the left will appear automatically if you add the WBS column. Be sure to add the WBS and Cost columns to the entry table that is shown in the Gantt chart view. The numbers shown in the WBS column above are there to indicate subordination. However, Microsoft Project will do the work breakdown structure numbers you see above if you do the subordination (indentation) correctly. Interviews, Anal Existing Doc, Synthesis, Functional Spec, Re-estimate Plan, Development Prop, and Presentation are all subtasks within Analysis. Likewise, 1.2.1.1. Management, 1.2.1.2 Interviews. It will be necessary for you to demote these subtasks and sub-sub tasks appropriately in Microsoft Project by use of the demotion (Indent) arrow in the Gantt chart view.
B. Assign the following resources to the tasks:
Complete the following activities with supporting documents where necessary
1. What is the expected duration of the project?
(3 marks)
2. What is the total budget required to complete the project?
(3 marks)
3. State which activities are on the critical path.
(6 marks)
4. Identify and state which activities have free slack/float
(6 marks)
5. State the Cost per Assigned Resource
(6 marks)
6. Explain why it is important to include a project task at the very beginning of your list of tasks.
(5 marks)
7. Explain why summary tasks have no stated duration in the table above.
(5 marks)
8. Explain why the first subordinated task immediately below a summary task has no predecessor.
(6 marks)
(Total 40 marks)
Lab 2 – ERP system.
Save your project with your Last Name_First Name_ID#_Lab2
A. Irving Company is a small conglomerate specializing in health-related businesses, from wholesale planning to in-home health care and medical supplies. The company wants to replace its old legacy systems with an ERP system. Project details are shown below. Assume the Project start date is 03/05/2020
B. Assume one distinct person is assigned to each of the three phases. The person assigned to phase 1 cost $75/hr. While the person assigned to phase 2 cost $95/hr. and phase 3 costs $80/hr. Assume all other work is performed by the project manager at $150/hr.
Complete the following activities with supporting documents where necessary
1. What is the expected duration of the project?
(3 marks)
2. What is the total budget required to complete the project?
(3 marks)
3. State which activities are on the critical path.
(6 marks)
4. Identify and state which activities have free slack/float
(6 marks)
5. State the Cost Per Assigned Resource
(6 marks)
6. Describe three (3) ways in which the project may be completed sooner,
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