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MSPROJECT Tutorial

CREATING A PROJECT

In this tutorial you will do the following in MSProject

  1. Define all project activities and tasks—this is your WBS
  2. Estimate the time that each activity will take—this is your task duration estimate
  3. Assign people to tasks
  4. Assign dependencies to the tasks

Activity I: A quick introduction to the basics with a small WBS

  1. Set up:
  2. Project Start Date. This can be found under Project, Project Information. Set the project start date to

May 18th, 2013.

  • Make sure you are in Gantt Chart View
  • Make sure your time scale is months/days
  • Turn on Automatic Numbering
  • Make sure tasks are entered in days
  1. Enter Tasks, Durations and Resources and Dependencies
  • Enter the following tasks, durations and resources:

TaskDurationResourcesDependencies

1. PRJ566 Work Breakdown Structure

1.1 Form A Team1.5 daysTM1,TM2,TM3

1.2 Select A Client3 daysTM21.1

1.3 Identify A Project3 daysTM31.2

1.4 Build Team Web Site3 daysTM11.1

1.5 Gather Requirements

1.5.1 Set up interview with client1 dayTM31.3

1.5.2 Interview client2 daysTM1, TM2, TM31.5.1

1.5.3 Create Use Case Diagram3 daysTM21.5.2

1.6 Interface Design

1.6.1 Develop Dialogue Chart6daysTM21.5.3FS-3d

1.6.2 Develop Screen Design Template8daysTM11.5.3

1.6.3 Develop Report Design Template4daysTM31.5.3

1.7 Use Case 1

1.7.1 Develop Mockups7daysTM31.6.2FS-4d

1.7.2 Develop 1 Casual Use Case Description5 daysTM21.7.1

1.7.3 Upload to web site.5 daysTM11.7.2

1.7.4 Develop all casual use case descriptions8 daysTM31.7.2FS-2d

1.7.5 Develop SSDs for each HD Scenario6daysTM21.7.4FS-3D

1.7.6 Upload to web site.5 daysTM11.7.5

1.8 Requirements Gathering Complete0 days1.7.6

1.9 Update WBS (recurring)1.5 hoursTM1, TM2, TM3

*Note: to insert a recurring task, select Insert (from the menu bar), Recurring Task.

  1. Save Your Project.
  • Save your MSProject file as your learn email.mpp.
  • Go to Format, Gantt Chart Wizard, Next, select Baseline, click Finish, clickFormatIt. We want to start tracking against it.

  1. Tracking Your Project.
  • Use the % complete from the tasks below and enter these into your project plan.

Task%Complete

1. PRJ566 Work Breakdown Structure

1.1 Form A Team100

1.2 Select A Client100

1.3 Identify A Project100

1.4 Build Team Web Site75

1.5 Gather Requirements

1.5.1 Set up interview with client100

1.5.2 Interview client100

1.5.3 Create Use Case Diagram100

1.6 Interface Design

1.6.1 Develop Dialogue Chart20

1.6.2 Develop Screen Design Template30

1.6.3 Develop Report Design Template40

1.7 Use Case 1

1.7.1 Develop Mockups25

1.7.2 Develop 1 Casual Use Case Description

1.7.3 Upload to web site

1.7.4 Develop all casual use case descriptions

1.7.5 Develop SSDs for each HD Scenario

1.7.6 Upload to web site

1.8 Requirements Gathering Complete

1.9 Update WBS (recurring)

  1. Calculate the Critical Path.(we will be covering this in next class)
  • Select Format, Gantt Chart Wizard. Select Critical Path as the information you want shown on your Gantt Chart. Follow the Wizard through to the finish.
  1. Save Your Project.
  • Save your MSProject file.