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To make sure you understand the information in this appendix, perform the steps yourself. Print out the following screen shots or send them to your instructor, as directed. Remember that you can download required files from a. Figure A-11. Network diagram view b. Figure A-16. Resource Overview report c. Figure A-23. Adding automatic outline numbers and a project summary task d. Create a new Project Professional 2016 file called general-wbs. Make the main categories survey phase, design phase, and implementation phase. Include at least two deliverables with at least two activities and one milestone under each of the phases. Use meaningful, fictitious names for them. For example, you might have a deliverable under survey phase called survey with activities called create survey and administer survey and a deliverable called survey completed. Enter 0 for the duration of the milestones, but do not enter any durations for the other tasks. Be sure to indent tasks and show the outline numbers before printing or submitting the file.

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The assignment requires creating a project schedule using Microsoft Project Professional 2016, which involves establishing a structured Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for a hypothetical project. The project should be titled "general-wbs" and encompass three main phases: survey, design, and implementation. Each phase must include at least two deliverables, with each deliverable comprising at least two activities and one milestone, making the project comprehensive and hierarchical.

The initial step involves setting up a new project file in Project Professional 2016, ensuring the file is saved with the specified name "general-wbs." Once the project file is ready, you will create the main phases: Survey, Design, and Implementation. For each phase, assign meaningful, fictitious names to the deliverables, activities, and milestones. For example, under the Survey phase, a deliverable could be "Survey Preparation," with activities like "Create Survey" and "Distribute Survey," followed by a milestone "Survey Completed."

To accurately depict the project's structure, input the activities and milestones with appropriate durations: set milestones’ durations to zero days, indicating they are points or events rather than tasks with durations. The other tasks should be entered without durations initially; this will likely mean leaving durations blank or unspecified until later planning. Indent subordinate tasks under their respective deliverables so that the outline view clearly shows the hierarchy.

Additional important steps include generating outline numbers for the tasks to visualize the hierarchical structure clearly and inserting project summary tasks that summarize each phase. Before completion, review the project outline for proper indentation, outline numbering, and correct task durations. Also, generate the resource overview report and network diagram view as illustrated in the reference figures (A-11 and A-16) in the appendix, if applicable.

Finally, ensure that the project file is properly saved with all the details, and prepare to print or submit the project file with the outline numbers visible, confirming that the structure accurately reflects the phases, deliverables, activities, and milestones as specified.

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