1. MGMT404 Week 1 iLab Basics of Project
Scheduling
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Projects and Organizations - iLab
iLab 1 of 7: Basics of Project Scheduling
iLAB OVERVIEW
General Comments about the Microsoft Project Exercises
A project plan and schedule are extremely important for managing projects.
Applications are available as tools to assist defining, managing, controlling, and
reporting on project plans and to evaluate how the project is progressing.
Microsoft Project is one application that is commonly used for this purpose and
will be the application used in this course. It will help you put together a plan of
action, define and organize details, track progress, analyze costs and schedule,
assess the quality of your project, and report numerous details to interested
parties.
Guidelines
iLab Lesson 1A Requirements:
Complete Lesson 1A. Print Project Summary Report.Print Unstarted Tasks
Report.
iLab Lesson 1B Requirements:
Complete Lesson 1B. Print Entry Table and Gantt Chart (show only columns up
to and including the Duration Column.) Printout should be no more than two
pages wide. Print Project Summary Report. Print Unstarted Tasks Report (fit
to one page).
Deliverables
All of the following deliverables are required (in a zip file) in order to receive full
credit:

2. Completed MyLab1B_XXX.mpp Completed Review Questions
Printouts/Screenshots contained in Week_1_Printouts_XXX.docx
When submitting required printouts, if you are not bringing them to class, from the
Print Preview Page, take a screen shot (in Windows <ALT><Prt Scr>) of the
report and paste the screen shot to an MS Word document. Make sure to crop
the screen to show only the report. After cropping, resize the image appropriately.
If the printout is on more than one page, paste each page individually.
Save the Word document containing printouts as Week_1_Printouts_XXX.docx
and submit this file to the Week 1 iLab Dropbox in a zip file, along with the
MyLab1B_XXX.mpp file and the completed Review Questions at the end of
Lesson 1B. Remember to replace "XXX" in the file names with your initials, and
ensure that all of your files are all clearly labeled and include your initials in the
file name.
iLAB STEPS
STEP 1: Download iLab Instructions
Click the links below to access this week's iLab instructions. You may also
download both lessons from the MS Project Exercises category in Doc Sharing.
MS Project Lesson1A.docx(There are no Review Questions for Lesson 1A.) MS
Project Lesson1B.docx(Review Questions to be completed and submitted for
Lesson 1B are located at the end of this document.)
STEP 2: Complete the iLab Assignment
Complete the iLab assignment for Week 1 based on the Guidelines section and
Lesson documents above.
STEP 3: SubmitiLabDeliverables
Create a folder called MGMT404_YourLastName_Lab1. Place copies of each
required deliverable into this folder. Right-click on the folder and select Send To
→ Compressed (zipped) Folder. You can also use other tools to compress the

3. files into a single zip folder, (for example, 7-zip). Upload the zip file to the weekly
iLab Dropbox in eCollege.
For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read theseStep-by-Step
Instructionsor watch thisDropbox Tutorial. See Syllabus "Due Dates for
Assignments & Exams" for due date information.
Once your professor has received and graded the Week 1 iLab assignments,
solutions to the Week 1 iLab will be made available to you in Doc Sharing.