IT 510 Homework Activity Module Two Guidelines And Rubric

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IT 510 Homework Activity Module Two Guidelines and Rubric Using Microsoft Project through your DreamSpark login, review the plan provided. The project plan is the initial draft based on the case. You will need to analyze the plan and make proper adjustments to meet the timeline requirements, as well as to ensure that resources are properly allocated. Additionally, you will add resource per hour costs so that you can include the estimate of cost for the project. Perform the following tasks and prepare a document that includes the answers to questions in the task list below:

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Open the plan in Microsoft Project 2010 (to present). Review the different project views by using the drop-down arrow on the Gantt Chart icon in the top left of the project menu. Examine the Network Diagram, Resource Sheet, Task Summary, Resource Summary, and Timeline views. These perspectives provide insight into the project schedule and resource allocations.

Return to Gantt Chart view. The total duration is initially 56 days, exceeding two months. Ensure AUTO SCHEDULE is selected for the project. Change the durations of the following tasks from 14 days to 10 days: Fact Find, Review Existing System, Create Web Page Prototype, and Create iOS Prototype. This adjustment shortens the total project duration to approximately 48 days. These modifications reflect a more realistic two-month timeframe and improve project feasibility.

Navigate to the Resource Sheet. Identify the resources assigned with red indicators, which denote overallocation—specifically, the Project Manager and System Analyst are over-allocated for certain tasks. Switch to the Resource Summary view to see hours allocated per day. For each task with over-allocated resources, double-click the task to access its information, then modify the resource units from 100% to 50%. Observe how this change reduces the overall work hours from 960 to 548 hours. Returning to Resource Sheet view, note that resource over-allocations are resolved.

In Gantt Chart view, note that while total duration remains unchanged, the total work hours are significantly reduced after adjusting resource units. For the explanation, navigate to Help in Microsoft Project, search for “Duration Unit Work Formula,” and review how duration, units, and work interrelate. Write a two- to three-sentence explanation under the heading “Resource Assignments” describing why total duration stayed the same while work hours decreased after halving resource units.

Next, in the Resource Sheet, assign hourly costs to resources: Project Manager ($50/hr), System Analyst ($50/hr), Web Developer ($35/hr), and Mobile Developer ($35/hr). Then, switch the table to Cost Table in the Gantt Chart view. Calculate and explain your total project cost in 2–3 sentences under the heading “Project Cost.” Discuss how changes in the “Duration Unit Work” formula could affect the total project cost during project execution.

Navigate to Project > Project Info to take a screenshot of the current project summary and include this as the last item in your Word document. Finally, exit the project file and prepare a report following the specified formatting guidelines: 1–2 pages, double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, with citations in APA style.

This activity will be scored based on the accuracy of task adjustments, proper execution of Microsoft Project features, clarity of explanations, and correct use of APA citations. It aligns with the rubric criteria for submission, results, and articulation of response by demonstrating a clear understanding of project schedule adjustments, resource management, cost estimation, and project information documentation.

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