• Your company did a proposal for a client to develop a software application to satisfy some of the client's functional needs. The project scope was defined and was approved by the customer. The project manager now in the phase of planning for the project activities. Help the project manager to develop the plan using MS Project software package using the following information:

1. The project activities have been identified as follows:

• Phase 1:
  1. Feasibility Study
     • Phase 2:
       1. Preliminary analysis
       2. Detailed analysis
       3. Hire Staff
     • Phase 3:
       1. Design software
       2. Purchase hardware
       3. Training staff
       4. Coding
     • Phase 4:
       1. Final Testing
       2. Implementation

2. Estimating the duration through three-point techniques the project manager got the following:

• Feasibility Study will take 6 days
• Preliminary analysis will take 2 weeks and we cannot start analysis until we are done with the feasibility study
• Detailed analysis will take 3 weeks and we cannot start analysis until we are done with the preliminary analysis
• Hire Staff will take 7 days and we cannot start hiring until we are done with the preliminary analysis
• Design software will take 8 days and we cannot start designing until we are done with the detailed analysis
• Purchase hardware will take 2 days and we cannot purchase hardware until we are done with hiring the needed staff
• Training staff will take 4 days and we cannot start training until we are done with hiring the needed staff
• Coding will take 4 weeks and we cannot start coding until we are done with designing the software
• Final Testing will take 3 days and we cannot start testing until we are done with training the staff and done with the coding
• Implementation will take 1 week, and we cannot start the implementation until we are done with the final testing
  1. Assign employees to activities based on their title
• Assuming you have the following employees:
• 1 Researcher $50 per hour
• 2 Programmer Analysts $60 per hour
• 2 Administrative assistants $40 per hour
• 1 Software Designer $50 per hour
• 1 Programmer $70 per hour
• 1 Testing Engineer $45 per hour
• 2 Software Engineers $60 per hour

1. Calculate the total cost for the project staff assuming that they will work for 40 hours per week, no holidays, no vacations, and no overtime. Develop the plan using MS Project, add project employees including their wages, find the total cost, and submit your assignment in MS Project file format that includes all requirements.