Prior to beginning work
on this assignment,
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Download ProjectLibre to
your computer:
o
Open the webpage, ProjectLibreLinks to an external site..
o
Select the Download
button under the heading, ProjectLibre.
o
Follow the three steps
to download ProjectLibre to your computer.
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Note: Sometimes you may
need to provide information such as your email address. You can ignore or close
these pop-ups. You do not need to register to use ProjectLibre.
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Review the ProjectLibre:
How to Introduction Demo (Project Management Software)Links to an external site. video.
In this assignment, you will create a project management plan
(PMP) baseline, which includes a scope and a WBS, a project schedule, and a
project budget. This assignment has four major elements, along with their
individual elements.
For your assignment,
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Develop the scope
document in MS Word. The scope document should:
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Create a scope
description consistent with the authority granted in the project charter.
o
List the project
deliverables that will enable resolution of the current problems in the current
logistics operation.
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Outline the acceptance
criteria for each deliverable.
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Establish the project’s
limitations or boundaries.
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Summarize the change
control process that will be used during the project.
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Create an indented WBS
for five to ten intermediate tasks using ProjectLibre.
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Include within each
intermediate task two to three sub tasks. Review the ProjectLibre:
How to Introduction Demo (Project Management Software)Links to an external site. video
for additional help with using ProjectLibre.
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Note: Save your WBS in
ProjectLibre.
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Develop a project
schedule using the WBS you already created as the starting point. You should
complete this using ProjectLibre. The project will start February of Year 0 and
should finish in December.
o
Note: Save your project
schedule, including the Gantt chart, in ProjectLibre.
The project schedule
should:
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Start on February 1st
and complete before December 31st of the year you are taking this class. That
will be Year 0.
identify the precursor activities, as necessary.
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Sequence the activities.
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Indicate a single start
and end date for each task.
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Create a project budget.
You may create the budget in ProjectLibre or in MS Excel.
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If you choose MS Excel:
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Copy your work from
ProjectLibre to MS Excel:
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Put the cursor in the
upper-left box to darken all the columns, use “CTRL C” to copy the ProjectLibre
content, and then paste into MS Excel.
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Add another column for
budget. Assign a budget to each task. You have full discretion to develop the
budget, subject to the following guidelines:
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The total budget may not
exceed $100,000.
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Each task must be
assigned a budget.
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If you choose
ProjectLibre:
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You have full discretion
to develop the budget, subject to the following guidelines:
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The total budget may not
exceed $100,000.
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Each task must be
assigned a budget.
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You may submit the
project schedule and the resource breakdown structure separately if you choose.
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Note: Save all your
ProjectLibre work in a PDF. You may also save the project WBS and schedule from
ProjectLibre in a PDF file and save the budget in MS Excel. Save the project
schedule and budget in ProjectLibre and MS Excel, as you will use this information
for your Week 3 assignment.
· Scope MS Word document to Waypoint.
· WBS, project schedule, and budget from ProjectLibre in a
PDF or the WBS and Project Schedule from ProjectLibre in a PDF and the budget
in a MS Excel document.
The Project Management
Plan Baselines paper
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must be three to four
double-spaced pages in length
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must include a separate
title page with the following in title case:
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title of paper in bold
font
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Space should appear
between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
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student’s name
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name of institution
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course name and number
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instructor’s name
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due date
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must use at least one
credible or industry source
· must include a separate references page that is formatted
according to APA Style
**Please note, Project Charter attached**
Links:
ProjectLibre: https://www.projectlibre.com/product/1-alternative-microsoft-project-open-source
ProjectLibre Intro Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xwR4JCBaIU
