MGMT404 Week 4: Work Breakdown Structure and Network Diagram

Due Week 4: Work
Breakdown Structure and Network Diagram
According to the PMBOK,
“the WBS is a deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work
to be executed by the project team, to accomplish the project objectives and
create the required deliverables.” In other words, it lists the tasks, the
sub-tasks, the sub-sub-tasks, etc., for the project.
For this phase, you will
create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for the project you selected during
Phase One. Remember that the WBS starts with your major deliverables (that you
stated in your Scope Management Plan) at the highest level. The lower levels
have the tasks required to complete those deliverables. You should have at
least three tasks under each deliverable, but you may have as many tasks as
needed to ensure that the deliverables are complete. Review the textbook (and
the PMBOK, if you have it) for some suggestions on how best to create a WBS.
From your work breakdown structure, develop a project task list with
dependencies. Add durations. Then submit a network diagram (using MS Project)
and a project schedule.
Develop the Work
Breakdown Structure
·
Your WBS should have a
minimum of 25-30 tasks and be three subtasks deep.
·
Make sure to use
verb/object task names (for example, “Develop software”).
o Enter tasks in MS Project.
o Create the predecessor relationships to create a
network diagram.
o DO NOT LINK SUMMARY TASKS!
o In the Gantt Chart Tools tab, check the box
marked “Outline Number” in the Show/Hide group.
Deliverables:
·
In MS Project, print the
following:
o Gantt Chart Entry Table on no more than three
pages [View > Tables > Entry]
§ Include Task Name, Duration, Start, Finish, and
Predecessor columns with Gantt Chart.
o Schedule Table on one page [View >
Tables > Schedule]
§ Include only the default columns (Task Mode,
Task Name, Start, Finish, Late Start, Late Finish, Free Slack, Total Slack) and
do not include the Gantt Chart. Make sure that all columns are wide enough to
read completely.
o Network Diagram on onepage [Task tab
> View group > Network Diagram]
§ Highlight Critical Path and Circle Milestones.
§ Justify why you chose your milestones. (Hint:
use milestones from the scope statement or look for key merge or burst
activities.)
§ Also print out the network diagram on two
to three pages so that task information can be read.
o Using the Resource Sheet (View > Resource
Sheet) develop and print a list of resources required for your project. Include
Max.Units and Costs (Std. Rate, Ovt. Rate, Cost/Use).
·
If working in a group,
include a statement of participation, describing how each person contributed to
this project deliverable. Please have each person sign the statement.
DO NOT ASSIGN RESOURCES
AT THIS TIME!