A practice using MS Project to manage the "E-Learning Platform Enhancement" project. This exercise will help you familiarize yourself with using MS Project to manage a software project effectively.

Project Title: E-Learning Platform Enhancement Project Description:Develop an e-learning platform that offers courses, quizzes, and progress tracking for students. The project involves adding new features such as interactive quizzes, a recommendation engine, and a mobile app version.

Project Deliverables: 1.Interactive Quizzes 2.Recommendation Engine 3.Mobile App Version

Project Tasks: See spreadsheet file.

Task Dependencies: - Assume Waterfall Software Development Process - Use common sense practices, i.e. design comes before development, etc.

Additional Information: - Assume a 5-day work week for all resources. - Provide realistic task durations based on complexity and effort estimation.

Use MS Project to: 1. come up with a project plan with these tasks, dependencies, and durations. 2. Assign resources to tasks. 3.Set start and finish dates. 4.Make sure the cost column (by default it's hidden, but you can more columns in the task entry table).

Resources Here we specify the resources, their roles, and hypothetical hourly rates for the "E-Learning Platform Enhancement" project:

1.Role: Project Manager (PM) - Number of Resources:1 - Role Description:Responsible for overall project coordination, communication, and ensuring the project stays on track. - Hypothetical Hourly Rate:$60/hour

2.Role: Software Developer (SE1SE4) - Number of Resources:4 - Role Description:Involved in developing the interactive quizzes, recommendation engine, and mobile app version. - Hypothetical Hourly Rate:$50/hour

3.Role: UX/UI Designer (UX1UX2) - Number of Resources:2 - Role Description:Responsible for designing the user interface and overall user experience of the e-learning platform. - Hypothetical Hourly Rate:$45/hour

4.Role: Quality Assurance Tester (QA1QA3) - Number of Resources:3 - Role Description:Responsible for testing the developed features to ensure they meet the required quality standards. - Hypothetical Hourly Rate:$40/hour

5.Role: Technical Writer (TW) - Number of Resources:1 - Role Description:Responsible for creating comprehensive documentation, manuals, and guides for the e-learning platform. - Hypothetical Hourly Rate:$40/hour

6.Role: Business Analyst (BA) - Number of Resources:1 - Role Description:Responsible for gathering comprehensive requirements and documentation for the e-learning platform. - Hypothetical Hourly Rate:$40/hour

Task Name
E-Learning Platform Enhancement
Project Initiation
Define project scope, objectives, and constraints
Risk Assessment and Management
Planning
Initial
Detailed
Planning Complete	Milestone
Requirement
Requirement Gathering
Requirement Analysis
Design
Design Interactive Quizzes
Design Mobile App Version
Development
Develop Recommendation Engine
Develop Interactive Quizzes
Develop Mobile App Vesion
Integration
Integrate Recommendation Engine
Integrate Mobile App Version
Integrate Interactive Quizzes
Testing
Test Interactive Quizzes
Test Recommendation Engine
User Acceptance Testing
Documentation
User Guide
Deployment
Mobile App Installation
Deployment Verification
Project Complete	Milestone
Project Closure