Assignment #$2$ The schedule

$1.$ Open a blank project in MS Project on your Citrix account.

$2.$ Save the file as: Northern College Computer Store YourFirstName$\_$YourLastName.

This is very important. If you print screens do not have your name in the saved document, then you

will receive a $0$ for this assignment.

Use the following properties to describe your project:

a$.$ Title: Northern College Computer Store

b$.$ Subject: Assignment #$2$ Schedule

c$.$ Manager: Your name

Once you$$ve entered the information, take a print screen and paste it into your Word document. $(10$

marks$)$

$3.$ Enter the start date of January $3$rd$,2024($the finish date of the project is Sept $3$rd$,2024$ is what you will be

working towards as the completion date for the project$).$

Once you$$ve entered the information, take a print screen, and paste it into your Word document. $(5$

marks$)$

$4.$ You now have the following people assigned to the project team.

a$.$ Project Manager: you have now replaced Fred Riley as the Project Manager. Going forward use Your

Name in place of Fred$$s name as the Project Manager.

b$.$ Marketing Specialist: Harsh Bhatt

c$.$ Procurement Specialist: Laura Niro

d$.$ IT Specialist: Gurpreet Singh

e$.$ HR Specialist: Akshay Sharma

f$.$ ABC Design Group for Design, Painting and Installation of material for store

g$.$ Structube is the supplier providing furniture, shelving and fixtures for the store

$5.$ Open the Gantt Chart Entry Table.

a$.$ Open the Gantt Chart Entry Table and include the project title as line $0($remember how we did this from

Chapter $4$ video$).(2$ marks$)$

b$.$ Enter all tasks from the information provided for the project. $(20$ marks$)$

i$.$ Create subsets of the work packages and their activities. $($remember this is where you indent

for subtasks$)$

ii$.$ Also ensure that all tasks are set to $$Auto Schedule$(5$ marks$)$

c$.$ On the Gantt Chart Entry Table, enter the predecessor data to ensure that your task timing links

correctly for the project. $(20$ marks$)$

d$.$ Enter the name of who will perform each activity $($actual name provided in the case$)$ by entering the

person responsible into the Resource Names Column. $(20$ marks$)$

e$.$ On the Gantt Chart Entry Table, enter the duration directly into the Duration column. $(20$ marks$)$

Once you$$ve entered all the information, take a print screen of your Gantt Chart Entry Table and paste it into

your Word document. $($Total of $87$ marks for Question $5)$

$6.$ View the Network Diagram in MS Project $($using the tool bar to find this view$)$

Then take a print screen of the Network Diagram and paste it into your Word document.