MS Projects is one of the most important tools of Project Management. This individual assignment will assess your understanding and application of MS Project. The assignment is worth 12% of your total grade and is due on Day 9. For this assignment, you will play the role of a Project Manager, who is in charge of planning an in- person, one-day conference for your Sales team of ten people in Toronto after exactly 45 days. The members of the Sales team are located in the following cities (their based offices): one each in Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton, Montreal, Halifax, and five in Toronto. Permission is required from the Human Resources department and Finance department for anyone to travel out of their based offices. Every Monday, you will need to report the project status updates to the Sales Director, who is also the sponsor. You will prepare a plan with at least ten tasks (for example, booking flight tickets/hotel rooms, updating project status, and so on) on MS Projects and submit an MS Project file. At the end of this assignment, you will be able to: CLO 3: Create a project management Gantt Chart utilizing Project management software (MS Project). EOP 3.1: Create a project timeline within MS Project. EOP 3.2: Modify MS Project plan, as necessary. EOP 3.3: Design a MS Project to communicate to stakeholders and track resource usage, budget, and timing of project outcomes. VLO 9: Use available technologies to enhance work performance and support supply chain functions, processes, transactions, and communications. VLO 11: Use leadership and communication skills to establish and manage strategic relationships with a diversity of stakeholders to support the achievement of business goals. EES 1: Communicate clearly, concisely, and correctly in the written, spoken, and visual form that fulfills the purpose and meets the needs of the audience. EES 2: Respond to written, spoken, or visual messages in a manner that ensures effective communication. EES 5: Use a variety of thinking skills to anticipate and solve problems. EES 8: Show respect for diverse opinions, values, belief systems, and contributions of others. EES 10: Manage the use of time and other resources to complete projects..

1. MS Projects is one of the most important tools of Project Management. This individual assignment
will assess your understanding and application of MS Project. The assignment is worth 12% of
your total grade and is due on Day 9.
For this assignment, you will play the role of a Project Manager, who is in charge of planning an in-
person, one-day conference for your Sales team of ten people in Toronto after exactly 45 days.
The members of the Sales team are located in the following cities (their based offices): one each
in Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton, Montreal, Halifax, and five in Toronto. Permission is required
from the Human Resources department and Finance department for anyone to travel out of their
based offices. Every Monday, you will need to report the project status updates to the Sales
Director, who is also the sponsor. You will prepare a plan with at least ten tasks (for example,
booking flight tickets/hotel rooms, updating project status, and so on) on MS Projects and submit
an MS Project file.
At the end of this assignment, you will be able to:
CLO 3: Create a project management Gantt Chart utilizing Project management software (MS
Project).
EOP 3.1: Create a project timeline within MS Project.
EOP 3.2: Modify MS Project plan, as necessary.
EOP 3.3: Design a MS Project to communicate to stakeholders and track resource usage, budget,
and timing of project outcomes.
VLO 9: Use available technologies to enhance work performance and support supply chain
functions, processes, transactions, and communications.
VLO 11: Use leadership and communication skills to establish and manage strategic relationships
with a diversity of stakeholders to support the achievement of business goals.
EES 1: Communicate clearly, concisely, and correctly in the written, spoken, and visual form that
fulfills the purpose and meets the needs of the audience.
EES 2: Respond to written, spoken, or visual messages in a manner that ensures effective
communication.
EES 5: Use a variety of thinking skills to anticipate and solve problems.
EES 8: Show respect for diverse opinions, values, belief systems, and contributions of others.
EES 10: Manage the use of time and other resources to complete projects.