MUST BE DONE IN MS PROJECT AND DOWNLOADABLE STEP

1: Start Access MS Project. Remember if you have MS Project, you do not need to access the iLab. This is a free 10 points for submitting MS Project.

STEP 2: Tasks Enter at least 50 tasks. (Remember, you can re-arrange these by dragging and dropping in MS Project. Brainstorm your steps and then organize them!)

STEP 3: Summary Tasks There must be at least 5 Summary tasks. (Make sure you understand that you do not enter a duration for summary tasks: MS Project computes them for you.)

STEP 4: Dependencies Enter dependencies as appropriate. (Remember: most tasks have predecessors!!)

STEP 5: Milestones Add at least 5 milestones. (Trick question: How long does a milestone take??)

STEP 6: Resources Enter appropriate resources (materials and human). Remember: someone has to do the work, and you can't build a house without materials.

STEP 7: Assign resources to tasks Assign resources to appropriate tasks (ensure resources are not over-allocated---make sure you know how to check for this!)

STEP 8: Budget Assign costs to resources. Remember: workers and materials are usually not FREE!

STEP 9: Deliverable based WBS (self-explanatory)

STEP 10: Timelines Assign appropriate timelines to each task. Almost all tasks take some amount of time. (What are the exceptions?)