27 Mar Week 6 Assignment 1: Red Zuma Project Part 3
Week 6 Assignment 1
Red Zuma Project Part 3
Complete Part 3 of the Red Zuma Project, the information for which is located in Appendix 2 in the back of the book. You will start with your Microsoft Project file from Part 2 for Part 3. You will need to turn in the Microsoft Project file along with a Memo. It is important for you to present this information in a professional manner as if you were turning this into your supervisor. Therefore, make sure that your memo looks and is written in a professional manner and tone. Your memo will be written with a word processing software like MS Word. Your response should be concise, but with the appropriate detail that this type of task would require in a professional setting.
Make sure you back-up your work and keep your MS Project file. You will be using the work you did in Part 3 in Part 4.
There are some videos that you can watch to assist you with using Microsoft Project. The first set of videos use an older version of the Zuma project called Blue Zuma as the data for the instruction videos. This will not be a problem at all. You will be watching the videos to see how to use Microsoft Project. In addition, there are another set of videos that are more generic about using Microsoft Project. Please use these videos and ask your instructor if you have any questions or problems with the software or the project.
Part 3
Top management has accepted the July 19th completion schedule created at the end of Part 2. Prepare a brief memo that addresses the following questions:
How much will the project cost? What is the most expensive activity?
What does the cash flow statement tell you about how costs are distributed over the life span of the project?
Include a monthly cash flow for the project.
Once you are confident that you have the final schedule, save the file as a baseline. Hint: Save a backup file just in case without baseline!
Week 6
Assignment 2
Week 6 Assignments
• Chapter 13 Exercise 4
• Chapter 14 Exercise 4
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What are some of the lessons learned from a recent project in your organization? Was a retrospective done? What action plans were generated to improve processes as a result of the project?
