...Project Task-List CMGT/410 8 August 2013 Myrna Bravo Introduction We would like to thank the staff of PC World in taking the time to learn the new Point of Sales system. The system is much more modern than our last system that the company had and therefore all the users will need the proper training on its current functions. Within the Microsoft Project file you will find each step of the training session to include the preparation. The purpose of this memo is to explain each step along the way. Preparation The initial planning of the meeting will take some extra preparation. The next couple of days will entail gathering information that is necessary on the training staff that will be needed for the two days of training. The Human Resources department will be responsible for providing the list. Along with the preparation we also need to look at the facilities that will be available for the company to use. The list should be reviewed within a timely manner to narrow down the possibilities and setting one location for the accommodations and training room. There are some venues that has helped the company out before so it would be best to reach out to them again and see if they possibly would have any openings. The IT department will be responsible for creating a list of all necessary hardware which will be needed for the training session, during this period. Training Staff Once the list of trainers that will be available for the training session is complete...
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...Microsoft project do provide the feature of auto generating 6 different categories of reports which includes Overview Reports, Current Activity Reports, Cost Reports, Assignment Reports and Workload Reports. In Overview Reports, there are 4 types of reports which are Project Summary report, Top-Level Tasks report, Critical Tasks report and Milestones report. Project Summary report is to show users high-level information and at the end of the report it will show the overall task status which includes the number of pending, in progress and completed tasks. Top-Level Tasks Report is to shows the planned schedule with information straight from summary table. Critical Tasks Report is to show how delayed critical tasks may bring impact to the other tasks. Milestones report is to show the list of milestones so that user can see how the project is achieving. In Current Activity Reports, there are 6 types of reports which includes Unstarted Task report, Tasks Starting Soon report, Tasks In Progress report, Should Have Started Tasks report, Slipping Tasks report and Completed Tasks report. Unstarted Tasks report is to show the list of tasks that have not started yet together with whether the task is on time, early or it is late. Tasks Starting Soon report is to show tasks that are going to start or finish in the date range that user specified. Tasks In Progress Report is to show the list of tasks that are currently in progress and also their status. Should Have Started Tasks report is...
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...Course Project Introduction | | In this course, you will have one course project and will require two different assignments – Course Project Part I and Course Project Part II. This project will test your knowledge of all of the project management tools and techniques that we'll cover in this course. Before you begin, please review the PM 586 Course Project Tour. [You'll find the link above.] This audio/visual tool will take you on a "tour" of the project and will highlight many of the logistics and "need to know" information to successfully complete the two parts of the project. In addition, this course project does require use of Microsoft Project. If you are not familiar with the software or just need a "refresher," please run through the tutorials above or look at the end of the chapters in the textbook for a mini-lesson of the software. Course Project Description | | Johann Seitz founded the SEITZ Corporation in 1982. The main products of the firm were small- to medium-sized plastic bottles and containers, used mainly in the food and dairy industries. By 1985, the annual sales of the corporation had reached $31 million and the firm enjoyed a dominant market position in the upper Midwest. In 1998, Walter and Teri Seitz, Johann’s grandchildren, assumed the day-to-day operation of the business. Teri Seitz was a somewhat unstructured, but diligent, student of the latest business school theory and decided that in order to meet increased competition, especially...
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...[pic] Project Plan Template Document Control Document Information |© |Information | |Document Id |[Document Management System #] | |Document Owner |[Owner Name] | |Issue Date |[Date] | |Last Saved Date |[Date] | |File Name |[Name] | Document History |Version |Issue Date |Changes | |[1.0] |[Date] |[Section, Page(s) and Text Revised] | | | | | | | | | | | ...
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...tools, and techniques used to manage time when accomplishing specific tasks, projects and goals complying with a due date. This set encompasses a wide scope of activities, and these include planning, allocating, setting goals, delegation, analysis of time spent, monitoring, organizing, scheduling, and prioritizing. Initially, time management referred to just business or work activities, but eventually the term broadened to include personal activities as well. A time management system is a designed combination of processes, tools, techniques, and methods. Usually time management is a necessity in any project development as it determines the project completion time and scope. Contents [show] | ------------------------------------------------- [edit]Main themes of time management The major themes arising from the literature on time management include the following: * Creating an environment conducive to effectiveness * Setting of priorities * Carrying out activity around those priorities * The related process of reduction of time spent on non-priorities Time management has been considered to be a subset of different concepts such as: * Project management. Time Management can be considered to be a project management subset and is more commonly known as project planning and project scheduling. Time Management has also been identified as one of the core functions identified in project management.[1] * Attention management: Attention Management relates...
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...[pic] Project Plan For [Project Name] Document Control Document Information |© |Information | |Document Id |[Document Management System #] | |Document Owner |[Owner Name] | |Issue Date |[Date] | |Last Saved Date |[Date] | |File Name |[Name] | Document History |Version |Issue Date |Changes | |[1.0] |[Date] |[Section, Page(s) and Text Revised] | | | | | | | | | | ...
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...completing a project is organization. Organization is a major factor in projects that consist of teams. Organization can mean many things, like specific documents, for specific jobs, labels, filing, etc. Team organization is the key ingredient to maintaining a stress free, on time, on track project. Below is a list of organization skills, and tactics, for organizing a team; Tasks: Tasks should set based on the department, and their skills, e.g. shipping should be the warehouse task and the warehouse task alone. Tasks should also be broken up inside the department as well; everybody should not be working on the same thing. If you give an employee a specific task, this helps in the long run, because if that part of the project is not complete then that employee will be held accountable. Lists: This concept is basically what it says it is a list; this could be of many things, e.g. product list, task list, assignment list, etc. No matter what it may be, from paper towels to heavy equipment you write down everything you want, and/or may need, no matter how big, or small. The list is the easy part implementing the list is where it gets tricky. To implement the list you first need to go first go through the list and choose what you really need, and what you can do without, because remember everything on the list will not be obtainable. Now we move to; Implementation: Now it’s time to put these ideas to a test. To implement these ideas start with the most important tasks first (refer...
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...COMPLETE A PROJECT. A WBS IS ARRANGED IN A HIERARCHY AND CONSTRUCTED TO ALLOW FOR CLEAR AND LOGICAL GROUPINGS, EITHER BY ACTIVITIES OR DELIVERABLES. THE WBS SHOULD REPRESENT THE WORK IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROVED PROJECT SCOPE STATEMENT AND SERVES AS AN EARLY FOUNDATION FOR EFFECTIVE SCHEDULE DEVELOPMENT AND COST ESTIMATING. PROJECT MANAGERS TYPICALLY WILL DEVELOP A WBS AS A PRECURSOR TO A DETAILED PROJECT SCHEDULE. THE WBS SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A WBS DICTIONARY, WHICH LISTS AND DEFINES WBS ELEMENTS. The goals of developing a WBS and WBS Dictionary are 1) for the project team to proactively and logically plan out the project to completion, 2) to collect the information about work that needs to be done for a project, and 3) to organize activities into manageable components that will achieve project objectives. The WBS and WBS Dictionary are not the schedule, but rather the building blocks to it. The progression of WBS and WBS Dictionary development is as follows: [pic] The WBS and WBS Dictionary should not be static documents. WBS construction is subject to project management progressive elaboration, and as new information becomes known, the WBS should be revised to reflect that information. A Project Team that has substantial changes to its WBS should reference the project’s Change Management Plan for guidance on management of changes to project scope. Example Below is a simplified WBS example with a limited number of organizing levels. The following list describes...
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...Establish and preserve management accountability to Microsoft's owners by appropriately distributing rights and responsibilities among Microsoft Board members, managers, and shareholders. Provide a structure through which management and the Board set objectives and monitor performance. Strengthen and safeguard our culture of business integrity and responsible business practices. Encourage the efficient use of resources, and to require accountability for stewardship of those resources. Thank you for interest in our product. Sincerely, Loveie Keaton Loveie Keaton Manager Enclosure: Proposal Introduction to the project: Step 1: Initiate a project The initiation phase of a project plan helps you prepare for creating a schedule in Microsoft Project. Activities that occur at this time include: * Preparing a charter that outlines the scope of your project at a high level. * Understanding who your stakeholders is....
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...Gantt charts and Project Network diagram 2 Description Component of Detailed Gantt View in MS Project: 2 Chart component of detailed Gantt View in Microsoft Project: 4 Project Network Diagram view in Microsoft Project: 5 Business Case Management Report 6 Introduction 6 Deciding Factors 6 Major Obstacles 7 Discussion & evaluation 7 Conclusions 8 Discussion Document 9 Terms in Project Management 9 1. Customer needs & expectations 9 2. Feasibility research 9 3. Scheduling 10 4. Budgeting 10 5. Project Risk Management 10 6. Project Communication 11 Bibliography 12 Gantt charts and Project Network diagram The Gantt chart and project network diagram was constructed using Microsoft Project (2010). Description of Detailed Gantt Chart View in MS Project: The precedence list and other information provided in text were used to create a Gantt chart in Microsoft Project Professional (2010). The current date has been set to January 10, 2006. The column-wise description is as below: Name: This identifies the task which needs to be carried out. The precedence list is the direct source of data. Start Slack: This column states the total available float (or slack) for each task. Duration: This column mentions the duration (in days) for each task. The precedence list specified the duration in weeks, which was converted into days by the formula [duration in weeks * 7] Start: This mentions the start date for each task. The text specified...
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...some research or discuss with your trainer to identify tasks involved in such projects or processes. You may also visit the current Windsor website (www.windsor-ic.com.au) to identify organisational vision/strategy and needs for the update. You need to demonstrate (present) your ability to identify the strategic and operational needs of the IT project and develop a project plan including scheduling and project control plans like quality and risk management plan. During this demonstration (presentation) you also need to determine project approach or project phases. Duration: Trainer will set the duration of the assessment. Evidence required: Tasks Evidence Submission Task At least 25- 30 presentation slides on the topics listed below. Use screen shots for the plans and the charts to fit them in one slide. Presentation in front of the class and the trainer. Also in printing Your tasks: Prepare some (20-22) presentation slides to present the following items to your trainer: Windsor’s strategic and operational needs for the project Project operational environment Laws/legislation might need to be considered for the project (e.g. Privacy law, Web content accessibility etc.) Project approach or life cycle including project phases Project quality objectives and requirements such as customer satisfaction Quality standards are applicable to the project The quality management methods, techniques and tools...
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...some research or discuss with your trainer to identify tasks involved in such projects or processes. You may also visit the current Windsor website (www.windsor-ic.com.au) to identify organisational vision/strategy and needs for the update. You need to demonstrate (present) your ability to identify the strategic and operational needs of the IT project and develop a project plan including scheduling and project control plans like quality and risk management plan. During this demonstration (presentation) you also need to determine project approach or project phases. Duration: Trainer will set the duration of the assessment. Evidence required: Tasks Evidence Submission Task At least 25- 30 presentation slides on the topics listed below. Use screen shots for the plans and the charts to fit them in one slide. Presentation in front of the class and the trainer. Also in printing Your tasks: Prepare some (20-22) presentation slides to present the following items to your trainer: Windsor’s strategic and operational needs for the project Project operational environment Laws/legislation might need to be considered for the project (e.g. Privacy law, Web content accessibility etc.) Project approach or life cycle including project phases Project quality objectives and requirements such as customer satisfaction Quality standards are applicable to the project The quality management methods, techniques and tools...
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...Project & Task Management: The Pursuit of Happyness Project & Task Management: “The Pursuit of Happyness” “The Pursuit of Happyness” is a movie about an African American man, Christopher Gardner, and his journey to reach “happyness” in his life. Christopher was abandoned by his father as an infant and met his father for the first time when he was 28 years old. Because of this Chris vows to be nothing like his father when he has a child of his own. Chris and his son Christopher Jr. are homeless. He takes on a competitive unpaid internship as a stockbroker in hopes to be hired on as a full time employee, all while caring for his son. This movie is a story of determination and hope while being faced with disappointment and provocation. There are so many lessons that can be taken from Christopher Gardner and of those I’ve decided to use a clip from “The Pursuit of Happyness” and teach a lesson on project & task management. The scene that I used to teach my lesson is called: Cold Calling. This is where Chris Gardner demonstrates how to reduce wasteful activities in the office to make a bigger impact in his productivity. Out of necessity to care for his son, Chris has a shorter day and does what he can to make the most of the resources he has. In the clip as Chris is calling potential clients he doesn’t hang up the phone in between calls to save precious time. He also eliminates time wasted using the restroom by not consuming water during the day as well as time...
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...Project Management for wedding Plan Table of Contents I. Executive Summary. 4 II. Scope of the Project. 5 3.1 In and out Scope 8 3.2 List of Project Deliverables 8 III. Project Description 6 4.3 Project Organization Chart. 7 4.4 Goals/Objectives (using SMART criteria) 8 4.5 List Assumptions 9 4.6 List Constraints 9 IV. Time Management. 10 5.7 Schedule 10 5.8 List of Milestones 11 V. Communication plan 11 5.1 Stakeholder Communications 11 5.2 Document and Meeting Descriptions 12 VI. Risk Management plan 12 7.9 Risk Identification 12 7.10 Risk Analysis 13 7.11 Risk Response 13 Vll Project Budget and Financial Analysis 15 7.1 Budget 16 7.2 Financial Analysis 16 VIII Quality Management 18 8.1 Quality Assurance 18 8.2 Quality Control 18 IX Change Control 19 9.1 Describe Change Control Process in Your Project 19 9.2 Change Control Diagram 20 9.3 Identify Any Change Control Documents 21 X Supporting Documents 23 10.1 Status Report 24 10.2 Progress Report Template 25 10.3 Change Management Template 26 10.5 Project Charter 26 XI Other Documents 27 11.1 Project Plan 27 11.2 Project...
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...Finnish Project Management Championships 2010 Technical case Case OleanTek: scheduling, resourcing and costs for a new service business launch project OleanTek is a medium-sized technology-based firm with its core business in equipment and system deliveries for large engineering industry clients. Its three strategic customers have increasingly requested maintenance services after the actual equipment and system deliveries, and these services have so far been carried out by the side of other duties by the technical staff. OleanTek’s leaders have noticed that maintenance could be implemented also in the form of more strategic service business that could complement the company’s offering and generate important benefits to other customers, too. OleanTek has decided to invest in a new service business launch project to plan and test four basic service concepts concurrently: corrective maintenance, preventive maintenance, spare parts service, and modernization. The project starts with delimiting the service offering and ends with planning the broader service launch process; the actual marketing and broader launch of new services are excluded from the project. Paul Lander, the maintenance manager, has been selected as project manager for the project. He is well acquainted with OleanTek and its clientele already. Paul has noticed that it is very difficult to plan the project with detail as most of the tasks include a lot of uncertainty due to their ambiguous content and novelty and...
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