3_Instructions.pdf PRM 524 – Applied Project Management Case Assignment 3– Resources and Instructions 1. Using the Gantt Chart view, create a detailed and comprehensive timeline by taking the following steps: a. Add an “End Project” milestone and link it to the final activity. b. Add a “Charter Approved” milestone after the Sponsor Review/Approval activity. c. Link the Create Preliminary Scope Statement and Determine the Project Team to the Charter Approved milestone (Hint: Use predecessor column). d. Change the predecessors in the Project Team Kickoff Meeting activity to the two prior activities (Create Prelim Scope/Determine Project Team). e. Add a “Project Plan Approved” milestone and link it to the Develop Project Plan activity. f. Link the Verify & Validate User Requirements activity to the Project Approved milestone. g. Add a “Live Rollout” milestone after the link to User Training. h. Link the Audit Procurement and Gain Formal Acceptance activities to the Live Rollout milestone. 2. Add the following Summary Tasks:  Initiation Phase - from Evaluation & Recommendation to Charter Approved milestone  Planning Phase – from Create Preliminary Scope to Project Plan Approved milestone  Execution Phase – from Verify & Validate User to Live Rollout milestone  Closeout Phase – from Audit Procurements to End Project milestone 3. Generate a timeline showing only the four phases above along with the milestones. a. Color-code each phase with a different color. b. Pull out the milestones from the timeline (if necessary). c. Create a presentation-size copy and paste it into a blank Word Document (may be helpful to use a landscape orientation). Save it, name it (lastnameTimeline), and submit this with your MS Project file. assignment 2-1.docx The Project Management Office (PMO) of Alpha Technologies recently provided a memo for employee availability to participate in the Genesis System Upgrade Project. Using what you learned in Webinar 2 – Assigning Resources in MS Project, follow the steps in the Assignment 2 Instructions Document to add resources to your project. To begin, open the Assignment 1 file that you created during Module 2 andchoose File – Save As to save a copy of your file as LastnameFirstname-ASMT2.  Name will remain as Joan Litumbe-Lemeh assignment 3 You have been busy reviewing your project tasks in MS Project and will need to share a project timeline in an upcoming status meeting. You decide to add some milestones and summary tasks before creating a visual to share with the team. To begin, open the assignment that you created during Module 3 andchoose File – Save As to save a copy of your file as LastnameFirstname-ASMT3. Follow the steps in the Assignment 3 Instructions Document. assignment 4 Your project has been underway for a couple of weeks now. It is time to track the progress of your activities. To begin, open the assignment that you created during Module 4 a ...

1. 3_Instructions.pdf
PRM 524 – Applied Project Management Case
Assignment 3– Resources and Instructions
1. Using the Gantt Chart view, create a detailed and
comprehensive timeline by taking the
following steps:
a. Add an “End Project” milestone and link it to the final
activity.
b. Add a “Charter Approved” milestone after the Sponsor
Review/Approval activity.
c. Link the Create Preliminary Scope Statement and Determine
the Project Team to the
Charter Approved milestone (Hint: Use predecessor column).
d. Change the predecessors in the Project Team Kickoff Meeting
activity to the two prior
activities (Create Prelim Scope/Determine Project Team).
e. Add a “Project Plan Approved” milestone and link it to the
Develop Project Plan activity.
f. Link the Verify & Validate User Requirements activity to the
Project Approved milestone.
g. Add a “Live Rollout” milestone after the link to User
Training.

2. h. Link the Audit Procurement and Gain Formal Acceptance
activities to the Live Rollout
milestone.
2. Add the following Summary Tasks:
- from Evaluation & Recommendation to
Charter Approved
milestone
– from Create Preliminary Scope to Project
Plan Approved
milestone
Execution Phase – from Verify & Validate User to Live
Rollout milestone
– from Audit Procurements to End Project
milestone
3. Generate a timeline showing only the four phases above
along with the milestones.
a. Color-code each phase with a different color.
b. Pull out the milestones from the timeline (if necessary).
c. Create a presentation-size copy and paste it into a blank
Word Document (may be
helpful to use a landscape orientation). Save it, name it
(lastnameTimeline), and submit
this with your MS Project file.

3. assignment 2-1.docx
The Project Management Office (PMO) of Alpha Technologies
recently provided a memo for employee availability to
participate in the Genesis System Upgrade Project. Using what
you learned in Webinar 2 – Assigning Resources in MS Project,
follow the steps in the Assignment 2 Instructions Document to
add resources to your project. To begin, open the Assignment 1
file that you created during Module 2 andchoose File – Save
As to save a copy of your file as LastnameFirstname-ASMT2.
Name will remain as Joan Litumbe-Lemeh
assignment 3
You have been busy reviewing your project tasks in MS Project
and will need to share a project timeline in an upcoming status
meeting. You decide to add some milestones and summary tasks
before creating a visual to share with the team. To begin, open
the assignment that you created during Module 3 andchoose File
– Save As to save a copy of your file as LastnameFirstname-
ASMT3. Follow the steps in the Assignment 3 Instructions
Document.
assignment 4
Your project has been underway for a couple of weeks now. It is
time to track the progress of your activities. To begin, open the
assignment that you created during Module 4 andchoose File –
Save As to save a copy of your file as LastnameFirstname-
ASMT4. Follow the steps in the Assignment 4 Instructions
Documen
assignment 5
Along with tracking the progress of a project, you also want to

4. assign and track costs associated with project resources (people,
material, etc.). Using what you learned in Webinar 5 and the
AVP (Associating Costs with Resources), open the assignment
that you created during Module 5 (LastnameFirstname-
ASMT4)andchoose File – Save As to save a copy of your file
asLastnameFirstname-ASMT5. Follow the steps in
the Assignment 5 Instructions Document. Submit this file along
with the timeline Word Document to the appropriate Dropbo
assignment 6
Your Final Project Plan consists of writing and software-related
exercises related to the Alpha Technologies Genesis System
upgrade at a major airport. You can review the guidelines for
the assignment by downloading the PRM 524 Final Project Plan
– Assignment Guidelines. A project rubricis also available for
this assignment. The report is cumulative, meaning that you will
use information gathered from each of the previous modules to
inform your plan.
Final_Project_Plan_Guidelines.pdf
PRM 524 - Applied Project Management Case
Final Project Plan – Assignment Guidelines
Include:
Page
headers in this table)

5. -point Arial or Times New Roman font
-level grammar/style
(ex. Figure 1: Resource
Overview Report)
Note: Page suggestions are provided as a guide. Please do not
exceed the suggestions by
more than a full page.
Project Plan Introduction (1-2 Pages)
Overview:
Write an overview of your project including major milestones
and main deliverable.
Requirements:
Provide a brief statement of requirements for your project.
Project Scope (1 Page)
Write a scope statement for your project. Be certain to also state
exclusions from the
project plan that the customer or other major stakeholder might
reasonably expect you to
include.
Project Stakeholders and Hr Management (2 Pages)

6. Stakeholders:
Write two paragraphs about the potential stakeholders for your
project using the information
from Discussion Question 3 (Module 3).
Human Resource Management:
Using the information from Assignment 2 (Module 3),
identify/document team names, project
roles, contact information, responsibilities, and skills using a
spreadsheet as your HR
management plan. Include the Resource Overview report from
Assignment 2 (Module 3) to
document the planned number of hours and scheduling of
personnel.
Project Timeline, WBS, and Communications Management Plan
(2 Pages)
Project Timeline:
Note your major project milestones and include the timeline
from Assignment 3 (Module 4)
in this section.
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS):
Using Assignment 1 (Module 2) and Assignment 3 (Module 4),
create a formal WBS outline

7. using the four main phases and related tasks. Keep in mind that
your project title is level 1.0
and the phases begin with 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4. Be consistent in
your numbering style.
Project Communication Management:
Discuss your communication plan for the Genesis Upgrade
project. This discussion should
include types and timing of meetings, preferred communication
style/tools, and responsibility
of various team members on reporting project progress.
Project Risk Management & Timeline Update (2 Pages)
Project Risk Management:
Identify at least four risks in your project and how you, as the
project manager, plan to avoid
or mitigate them during the execution of your project. Be sure
to include the risk, the
potential impact on one or more of the triple constraints of
scope, cost, or time, and the
probability of the risk occurring in a percentage (ex. 40%
chance). Give each risk a rating
using a scale that you provide.
Project Timeline Update:
Include your Resource Overview report from Assignment 4
(Module 5) as a snapshot of the
timeline (start/finish dates) for each resource and the remaining
work left within the schedule
from the point in time that you generated the report.

8. Project Costs & Procurement Management (3 Pages)
Project Costs:
Provide the Task Cost Overview report from Assignment 5
(Module 6) and discuss the
implications of the top-level costs for each phase of the project.
Provide the Resource Cost
Overview report from Assignment 5 (Module 6) and discuss
how the costs are spread
among resources.
Make or Buy Decision:
Detail your decision to use existing equipment or to buy new
equipment for the Genesis
System Upgrade project based upon your answer to Discussion
Question 6 (Module 6).
Project Integration Management & Project Progress (3-4 Pages)
Integration:
Based upon Discussion Question 7 (Module 7), describe your
view of project integration
management as applied to the Genesis System Upgrade project.
Project Progress:

9. Based upon Audio Visual Presentation (AVP) 3 (Module 7),
include the following reports to
your plan. Generate each report using today’s date:
Lessons Learned:
Summarize a few significant lessons-learned relating to
managing a project such as the
Genesis Systems Upgrade project. You can draw from module
content, webinars/MS project
practice, and/or from the PMBOK
®
Guide.
PRM524_ASMT2_Instructions.pdf
PRM 524 – Applied Project Management Case
Assignment 2– Resources and Instructions

10. 1. Use the Resource Sheet view in MS Project to enter the
following names of personnel assigned to the
project:
a. John
b. Mike
c. Nancy
d. Dave
e. Dr. Jackson
f. PMO
g. (YOUR NAME) as PM
h. Pindar
i. Emilio
j. Pam
k. Estaban
l. Craig
2. Use the Gantt Chart view to assign resources from the
dropdown menu under the Resource Names
field for each of the following tasks:
m. Evaluation & Recommendations – John, Mike
n. Develop Project Charter – John, Mike, Nancy, Dave
o. Sponsor Review/Approval – Dr. Jackson
p. Create Preliminary Scope Statement - Nancy
q. Determine Project Team - PMO
r. Project Team Kickoff Meeting – PM
s. Develop Project Plan – Dave, PM
t. Verify & Validate User Requirements – Pindar, Emilio, Pam
u. Design System – Pindar, Estaban

11. v. Procure Hardware/Software – Nancy, PMO
w. Install Preliminary System – Emilio, Estaban
x. Test Preliminary System - Pindar
y. Install Live System – Emilio, Estaban
z. User Training - Craig
aa. Audit Procurement - PMO
bb. Document Lessons Learned – PM
cc. Update Files/Records - PMO
dd. Gain Formal Acceptance – Dr. Jackson
ee. Archive Files/Documents – PMO, PM
ff. Closeout Meeting – PM
3. Generate a Resource Overview report and save and name it
by choosing File – Export – Create
PDF/XPS – lastnameFirstname-REPORT1– Publish Range All
(submit this file with your MS Project
file).
4. Reduce the Design System by two days and allow Pindar and
Estaban to work overtime to keep the
schedule on track.
5. As PM, Schedule yourself for a doctor’s appointment on the
final day of the project (moving it out one
extra day) for the Closeout Meeting.
PRM524_Final_Project_Rubric.pdf
PRM 524 - Final Project Rubric

12. Student’s Name
_____________________________________________________
____________________ Date _________________
Unacceptable
0-3
Acceptable
4-7
Exemplary
8-10
Points
Project Plan Introduction
Student fails to address either
section appropriately.
Student fails to address 1 required section
appropriately.
Student provides an appropriate overview
and requirements statement.
Scope
Student correctly responds to 50%
or less of the requirement in this
section.
Student correctly responds to 50% to 75%
of the requirement in this section.

13. Student correctly responds to more than
75% of the requirement in this section.
Project Stakeholders & HR
Management
Student correctly responds to 50%
or less of the requirement in this
section.
Student correctly responds to 50% to 75%
of the requirement in this section.
Student correctly responds to more than
75% of the requirement in this section.
Timeline, WBS, &
Communications Mgt.
Student correctly responds to 50%
or less of the requirement in this
section.
Student correctly responds to 50% to 75%
of the requirement in this section.
Student correctly responds to more than
75% of the requirement in this section.
Risk Management & Timeline
Student correctly identifies 1 or

14. fewer risks/ratings and/or does not
provide timeline.
Student correctly identifies 2 risks/ratings
and provides timeline.
Student correctly identifies 3 appropriate
risks/ratings based upon criteria and
provides timeline.
Costs/Procurement
Student correctly responds to 50%
or less of the requirement in this
section.
Student correctly responds to 50% to 75%
of the requirement in this section.
Student correctly responds to more than
75% of the requirement in this section.
Integration/Progress
Student provides 1 or fewer correct
reports and/or does not provide
integration description.
Student provides 2 correct reports along
with integration description.
Student provides 3-4 correct reports along
with integration description.
Grammar

15. Student lacks proper grammar
usage and has five or more
grammatical errors.
Student uses correct grammar but has four
or fewer grammatical errors.
Student uses correct grammar (including
punctuation, sentence structure, and
subject/verb agreement) appropriate to
proper business writing.
Style
Student lacks graduate-level style or
has five or more style errors.
Student uses graduate-level style but has
four or fewer style errors.
Student uses graduate-level writing style
(including vocabulary & logical transition
statements) appropriate to proper
business writing.
Report Format
Student fails to organize more than
75% of the report.
Student fails to organize 50% to 75% of the
report.
Student organizes more than 75% of the
report by incorporating a cover page, table
of contents, labeled captions/figures, and

16. sub-headings.
Total Score:
LEDGER FOR TOTAL SCORE
0-74 Points = Unacceptable
75-89 Points = Acceptable
90-100 = Exemplary
Comments:
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
___________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
___________________________
T4_Instructions.pdf
PRM 524 – Applied Project Management Case
Assignment 4– Resources and Instructions
1. Using the Gantt Chart view, take note of your current
completion date for the project.
2. Set the Status Date of the project to today’s date.

17. 3. Set a Baseline for the entire project.
4. Show the baseline (gray bars) on your timeline.
5. Add the following completion percentages to the tasks below:
a. Evaluation & Recommendation – 100% complete
b. Develop Project Charter – 95% complete
6. Move the Sponsor Review/Approval task out 2 business days
(add two days) and keep the link to
the next task.
7. Show the critical tasks on the timeline.
8. Adjust the Duration on critical tasks that can logically be
changed to get your project back to its
original completion date (cannot change Sponsor
Review/Approval activity again)
9. Generate a Project Overview report by phase (default). Save
and name the file: Choose File -
save as - browse to where to save - from Save as type:
dropdown - select PDF Files - rename
lastnameOVERVIEW (leave publish range set to “All”).
10. Provide a Resource Overview report. Save and name the
file: Choose File - save as - browse to
where to save - from Save as type: dropdown - select PDF Files
- rename lastnameRESOURCE

18. (leave publish range set to “All”).
T5_Instructions.pdf
PRM 524 – Applied Project Management Case
Assignment 5 - Resources and Instructions
1. Access the Resource View of your project.
2. Add the following Standard Rate for each of the employees or
offices below (you must also enter
Overtime rates for Pindar and Estaban):
a. John - $35/hr
b. Mike - $35/hr
c. Nancy - $35/hr
d. Dave - $35/hr
e. Dr. Jackson - $65/hr
f. PMO - $45/hr
g. Project Manager (student) - $40/hr
h. Pindar - $55/hr std. - $82.50/hr overtime
i. Emilio - $55/hr
j. Pam - $35/hr
k. Estaban - $55/hr std. - $82.50/hr overtime
l. Craig - $35/hr

19. 3. Enter the following material costs to your sheet at the
bottom.
a. Resource Name: Hardware – Type: Material – Material:
Bundles
b. Resource Name: Software – Type: Material – Material: Flat
Fee
4. Attach 3 Hardware Bundles and 1 Software Flat Fee to the
Procure Hardware/Software task
within the Execution phase.
5. Generate a Resource Cost Overview report. Save as a PDF
file named lastnameCOST1.
6. Generate a Task Cost Overview report. Save as a PDF file
named lastnameCOST2.