Practical: MS Project Basics Sort yourselves into groups of two students. Continue on the project you worked on in the previous lab to the do the following: Use MS Project as directed in the next page to produce: o Create summary tasks (as you did in the first MS Project lab) o Create milestones Track progress until day 80 of the project o Produce a detailed project report Problem Statement: PM Computers is an international manufacturer of computer equipment and software. It is going to introduce a number of new products in the coming year, and it want to develop marketing programs to accompany the product introductions. The marketing program includes the preparation of printed materials distributed directly by the company and used by the company's marketing personnel, vendors, and representative; print advertising in regular magazines, trade journals, and newspapers, and television commercials. The program also includes extensive training programs for marketing personnel, vendors, and representatives about the new products. A project management team with members from the marketing department and manufacturing areas has developed the following list of activities for the development of the marketing program. PM Computers is an international manufacturer of computer equipment and software. It is going o introduce a number of new products in the coming year, and it want to develop marketing programs to accompany the product introductions. The marketing program includes the preparation of printed materials distributed directly by the company and used by the company's marketing personnel, vendors, and representative; print advertising in regular magazines, trade journals, and newspapers, and television commercials. The program also includes extensive training programs for marketing personnel, vendors, and representatives about the new products. A project management team with members from the marketing department and manufacturing areas has developed the following list of activities for the development of the marketing program. Cost (AED) Activity Predecessor Activity Activity Description Preliminary budget and plan approval B Select marketing personnel for training Develop overall media plan D Prepare separate media plans E Develop training plan F Design training course G Train marketing personnel H Plan TV commercials with agency Draft in-house print materials Develop print advertising layouts with J agency K Review print advertising layouts Review TV commercials M Review and print in-house materials N Release advertising to print media Release TV commercials to networks P Final marketing personnel review Ran media advertising, mailings Time Estimates (Days) 0 MP 10 15 20 5 9 12 15 25 30 12 20 25 5 8 12 6 14 20 16 20 25 15 25 35 8 15 20 C E B.F D D 1000 600 1200 1000 800 1000 1200 1400 1000 1600 D 16 23 30 4 9 12 12 MAZOA.O G,1,K 3 3 3 2 4 4 4 15 20 8 10 9 30 700 600 800 400 500 600 3000 GIK M N O Practical: MS Project Basics Sort yourselves into groups of two students. Continue on the project you worked on in the previous lab to the do the following: Use MS Project as directed in the next page to produce: o Create summary tasks (as you did in the first MS Project lab) o Create milestones Track progress until day 80 of the project o Produce a detailed project report Problem Statement: PM Computers is an international manufacturer of computer equipment and software. It is going to introduce a number of new products in the coming year, and it want to develop marketing programs to accompany the product introductions. The marketing program includes the preparation of printed materials distributed directly by the company and used by the company's marketing personnel, vendors, and representative; print advertising in regular magazines, trade journals, and newspapers, and television commercials. The program also includes extensive training programs for marketing personnel, vendors, and representatives about the new products. A project management team with members from the marketing department and manufacturing areas has developed the following list of activities for the development of the marketing program. PM Computers is an international manufacturer of computer equipment and software. It is going o introduce a number of new products in the coming year, and it want to develop marketing programs to accompany the product introductions. The marketing program includes the preparation of printed materials distributed directly by the company and used by the company's marketing personnel, vendors, and representative; print advertising in regular magazines, trade journals, and newspapers, and television commercials. The program also includes extensive training programs for marketing personnel, vendors, and representatives about the new products. A project management team with members from the marketing department and manufacturing areas has developed the following list of activities for the development of the marketing program. Cost (AED) Activity Predecessor Activity Activity Description Preliminary budget and plan approval B Select marketing personnel for training Develop overall media plan D Prepare separate media plans E Develop training plan F Design training course G Train marketing personnel H Plan TV commercials with agency Draft in-house print materials Develop print advertising layouts with J agency K Review print advertising layouts Review TV commercials M Review and print in-house materials N Release advertising to print media Release TV commercials to networks P Final marketing personnel review Ran media advertising, mailings Time Estimates (Days) 0 MP 10 15 20 5 9 12 15 25 30 12 20 25 5 8 12 6 14 20 16 20 25 15 25 35 8 15 20 C E B.F D D 1000 600 1200 1000 800 1000 1200 1400 1000 1600 D 16 23 30 4 9 12 12 MAZOA.O G,1,K 3 3 3 2 4 4 4 15 20 8 10 9 30 700 600 800 400 500 600 3000 GIK M N O
