10/31/2023 MGMT 183

PROJECT PLANNING AND

SCHEDULING
PROJECT FLEMING CREATIVE COMMUNITY

INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT 02

AKASH SINGH
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Mgmt 183 Week 7
MS Project
INSTRUCTIONS:

 Enter your student credentials

 Complete all steps in this assignment.
 Submit this assignment sheet with your name and the MS project file to the specified drop box.

You are the assistant project coordinator for the project Fleming Creative Community. You have been
assigned to add resources and assign them to the tasks and report on cost information

1. Create a file called Mg mt 183 Fleming Creative Community your username Wk 6. mpp (this is the
standard extension of MS Project files).
2. Set all new tasks to be auto-scheduled
3. Set the start date to be 6 December, 2021
4. Add an exception to your calendar
5. Add the following tasks and durations. If a task does not have a duration do not write any
durations just yet. It will automatically be set to 1 day? Leave it as such

Task Name Duration

Strategy
Kickoff Meeting 1 day
Creative Brief 20 days
Edits on creative brief 5 days
Brief Signed 0 days
Copy
first draft of text 25 days
edits on text 10 days
final text complete 0 days
layout
create initial layout 20 days
edit initial layout 5 days
receive edits of initial layout 1 day
work on edits of initial layout 5 days
layout complete 0 days
production
prepare files 1 day
send files to printer 1 day
receive proofs from printer 1 day
Brochure received 0 days

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 6. Make the following tasks level 1 summary tasks :
a. Strategy
i. Kickoff meeting, creative brief, edits on creative brief and brief signed are all level 2
under it
b. Copy (Leve 1 summary task)
i. First draft of text, edits on text and final text complete are all level 2 under it
c. Layout
i. Create initial layout, edit initial layout, receive edits of initial layout, work on edits of
initial layout and layout complete are all level 2 tasks under it
d. Production
i. Prepare files, Send files to printer, Receive proofs from printer and brochure
received are all level 2 tasks under it.
7. Answer the following question
a. What is the project finish date?
Ans - Its 6 January, 2022
b. What is the project duration?
Ans - Project duration is 25 days
c.
8. Add the following links / relationships to your file. If not specified assume a finish to start
relationship

Task Name Predecessors

Strategy
Kickoff Meeting
Creative Brief
Edits on creative brief
Brief Signed
Copy
first draft of text
edits on text
final text complete
layout
create initial layout
edit initial layout
receive edits of initial
layout
work on edits of initial
layout
layout complete
production
prepare files
send files to printer
receive proofs from printer
Brochure received
Kickoff Meeting
Creative Brief with a 2 day lead
Edits on creative brief
Brief Signed
first draft of text with a 2 day lead
edits on text (finish to finish relationship)
Final text complete and 3 days of lag
Create initial layout with 25% lead
edit initial layout
receive edits of initial layout
work on edits of initial layout
layout complete
prepare files
send files to printer + 3 days lag
receive proofs from printer + 10 days lag

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 9. Add the following resources:
a. Dory; Work; Initials D; $50 standard rate
b. Nemo; Work; initials N; $20 standard rate
c. Marlin; Work; initials M; $40 standard rate
d. Editor ; work ; Initial E; $30 standard rate
e. Writers; work; initial W; $20 standard rate
f. Paper; Material; initial C; $15 standard rate and $200 cost per use
g. Consultant; Cost; initial TC
10. Find the following information
a. What is the current scheduled project finish date? ___27 April 2022_______
b. What is the current total project cost? ___$0______
c. What is the total project duration? ___102 days______
11. Assign the following resources to the following tasks

Task Name Resource Names

Kickoff Meeting Dory, Nemo
Creative Brief Nemo
Edits on creative brief Dory
first draft of text Writers
edits on text Editors
create initial layout Marlin
edit initial layout marlin
receive edits of initial layout Consultant[$3500.00] 1
work on edits of initial layout Marlin
prepare files Marlin
send files to printer Nemo
receive proofs from printer Marlin, Nemo, Paper[5,000]2

12. Find the following information

a. What is the current scheduled project finish date? _____27 April 2022______
b. What is the current total project cost? ____$76848________
c. What is the cost for task 10 (via cost table)? ___$3500_______

13. Are there any resources that are over allocated? If yes please specify.
Ans – Resource that is over allocated is Martin, where actual work is 0 hrs and remaining work is of
256 hrs

14. Level all resources. Did your finish date change?

Ans – Yes, it changed to 4 May 2022
15. Save your file
16. Upload your mpp file (MS Project File) , and this word file with the answers to the dropbox. Make
sure your write your name and ID at the top.

1
Remember consultant is a cost resource and you add the cost when you are assigning the resources
2
Remember paper is a material resource and you add the quantity when you are assigning the resource
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Make sure your work is totally original – You create the file and edit it.

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