Create a project schedule using Project Libre and the WBS you created in Week three. That would be Local Area Network (LAN) for Small Business. Sample is attached.
Update Project Libre with Schedule Information
The following steps should be followed when setting up your Course Project with Project Libre.
Set the basic project information
Open Project Libre – Click Create Project.
Enter New Project Name, manger, start date, press ok.
Click on File (top left), select calendar and give name
Save as and enter the file name as (your name) cp1. For example, SmithJanecp1.mpp.
Click on the Project Name area and add project task.
Enter Start and Finish Dates
Select information the task and set if fix date
Add other task Click on OK.
Add your durations for each task
Set basic Gantt chart format and select your relationships (use also for tracking Gantt chart view).
Select relationships with task that are related
Select a lag if necessary
Set your task dependency by double clicking on the relationship bar.
Click on OK.
Make sure to save your information
Next steps will be to set up resources.
Building a Network Diagram
The first step in building the network diagram is sequencing all of the activities. A completed network diagram enables you to able to determine: (1) a project’s scheduled completion time, (2) the slack or float of project activities, and (3) the critical path of your project.
Build a Project Network (or a Partial Network)
Brainstorm the activities required to complete the work packages. Record on note cards or Post-it notes. Don’t worry about the order or sequence.
Sequence the note cards or Post-it notes with the activities. Determine:
The order of activities
Which activities can occur in parallel
Which activities require dependencies
Mandatory: before the activity can begin or end the completion of another task is required.
Discretionary: a best practice or convenience. However, the subsequent task can begin if the discretionary dependency is not completed.
External: requires additional project or process, such as permits.
Internal: dependencies within the control of the project team.
Place the notes on a wall based steps 1 and 2.
Build a network based on step.
Assignment Guide
This week download Project Libre from www.projectlibre.com for the creation of a project schedule and a network diagram by following the guiding steps in the assignment instructions under the caption Week Four Individual Project Deliverable – Schedule Creation and Network Diagram above.
Look out for lecture notes in your emails.
You will present your answer in an essay form with (Snapshots or PDFs of) the deliverables embedded in the Microsoft Word file paper/essay
Your assignment essay should have these components and more:
Begin with a Main Heading,
Followed by an introductory paragraph stating the project and connecting the deliverables to the project
Followed by the Project Schedule Table (text in table) made by Project Libre or another means
The Project Schedule Table must be Well-labeled and Followed by a brief explanation
Followed by the related Gantt Chart.
The Project Schedule Table must separated from the Gantt Chart
The Project Schedule Table and separated Gantt Chart must be Well-labeled and Followed by a brief explanation in the essay text.
Followed by the Network Diagram (Add a well-drawn Network Diagram like the one in the Lecture Video, if the Project Libre Network Diagram is disjointed)
The Network Diagram must be Well-labeled and Followed by a brief explanation
Add a Conclusion heading and paragraph
Remember to add in-text citations and a Reference page as applicable.
Tables, Graphs, Diagrams, and other Illustrations are labelled (in two lines) on the top, and given a Note. beneath. Remember to add brief in-text explanations for all diagrams, figures, and tables embedded in the essay.
To take snapshots of your deliverables the following steps may be followed
Go print preview in Project Libre
Adjust your scale
Or Fit to one page
Select the Printer setting to PDF
Or save the image in MSWord and crop
