IT 343

MS Project Exercise

Assignment Details:

• The design team has forwarded the following top level WBS to you:

WBS Major Task Names (also called a work package)

1. Plan for Project Server 2019 deployment
2. Prepare for deployment
3. Install SharePoint Server 2019
4. Install and configure Project Server 2019
5. Create the Project Web App site

Your assignment is to create a MS Project plan with the following qualities:

• The first line in your Gantt Chart must be your Name and MS Project Assignment
• Use the above-supplied WBS as a top-level summary task structure (this is called a work package)
• A minimum of two second level tasks for each summary task (this is also called a work package)
• A minimum of 25 work packages for the overall project (this means when you add up the number of items in the 2 bullets above, you will have 25 or more work packages)
• Assign 6-9 resources (at least 4 employees and 2 Hardware/Software resources) with appropriate hourly rates for assignment to work packages
• Ensure there is no resource over allocation
• Ensure the work packages have proper durations and predecessors
• Configure the project to last a MINIMUM OF 4 months and a MAXIMUM 6 months (or between 90 and 130 days).
• Ensure there is cost data in the Gantt Chart. Your total cost must be between $50,000 and $75,000
• Ensure there are Milestones for each major task level (reference the list of WBS Major Task Names above (i.e., Plan for Project Server 2019 deployment, Prepare for deployment, etc.))
• Upload the resulting MS Project plan to Blackboard. Remember: 50 points off if the file is in any other format than MS Project (.mpp file extension)