1. MGMT404 Project Management - All 7 Weeks
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iLab 1 of 7: Basics of Project Scheduling
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:
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><PrtScr>) 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.

2. Save the Word document containing printouts as Week_1_Printouts_XXX.docx
and submit this file to the Week 1 iLabDropbox 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: Submit iLab Deliverables
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
files into a single zip folder, (for example, 7-zip). Upload the zip file to the weekly
iLabDropbox 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
iLab 2 of 7: Managing Project Resources
General Comments about the Microsoft Project Exercises
Once the base schedule has been created, resources can be assigned to
tasks. To complete that this week, we will:

3. Create a list of resources. Assign resources to tasks. Assign costs to resources.
Use resource information to determine a preliminary cost for the project.
Guidelines
Complete Lesson 2. A printout of your Table: Entry showing all columns, but no
Gantt chart A printout of your Table: Cost showing all columns but no Gantt chart
Print the Summary Report. Print the Budget Report. Print the Who Does What
report. Print the Overallocated Resources report.
Deliverables
All of the following deliverables are required (in a zip file) to receive full credit:
Completed MyLab2_XXX.mpp Completed Review Questions
Printouts/Screenshots contained in Week_2_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><PrtScr>) of the report
and paste the screen shot to a 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_2_Printouts_XXX.docx,
and submit this file to the Week 2 iLabDropbox in a zip file along with the
MyLab2_XXX.mpp file and the completed Review Questions at the end of Lesson
2. 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 Lesson2.docx(Review Questions to be completed and submitted for
Lesson 2 are located at the end of this document.)
STEP 2: Complete the iLab Assignment

4. Complete the iLab assignment for Week 2 based on the Guidelines section and
Lesson document above.
STEP 3: Submit iLab Deliverables
Create a folder called MGMT404_YourLastName_Lab2.
iLab 3 of 7: Scheduling with Resources
General Comments about the Microsoft Project Exercises
In this week's iLab, we will use the different ways MS Project allows you to modify
resource assignments and how this can affect work completion. In doing so we
will:
Change the task type settings to control how resources affect task assignments.
Apply preset resource contours to change work value distribution. Work with task
information forms.
Guidelines
Complete Lesson 3. Print the Project Summary Report. Print the Task Usage
Report. Print the Resource Usage Report.
Deliverables
All of the following deliverables are required (in a zip file) to receive full credit:
Completed MyLab3_XXX.mpp Completed Review Questions
Printouts/Screenshots contained in Week_3_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><PrtScr>) of the
report, and paste the screen shot to a 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_3_Printouts_XXX.docx,
and submit this file to the Week 3 iLabDropbox in a zip file along with the
MyLab3_XXX.mpp file and the completed Review Questions at the end of Lesson
3. 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

5. 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 Lesson3.docx(Review Questions to be completed and submitted for
Lesson 3 are located at the end of this document.)
STEP 2: Complete the iLab Assignment
Complete the iLab assignment for Week 3 based on the Guidelines section and
Lesson document above.
STEP 3: Submit iLab Deliverables
Create a folder called MGMT404_YourLastName_Lab3
iLab 4 of 7: Working with Calendars
General Comments about the Microsoft Project Exercises
Calendars are tools that can be assigned to the project and to individual
resources. The calendars can change the length of the workdays and schedule
individual vacations. To work with the calendars, we will:
Change the working and non-working time on Standard Calendar. Change the
working and non-working time on a Resource Calendar. Create new base
calendars. Assign different base calendars to resources.
Guidelines
Complete Lesson 4. Print the Project Summary Report. Print the Gantt Chart
View. (Include only those columns up to and including the Finish Date column
and the Gantt chart. Print this on two pages wide.) Print the Who Does What
When Report. (Print this on three pages.) Print the TaskUsage Report.

6. Deliverables
All of the following deliverables are required (in a zip file) in order to receive full
credit:
Completed MyLab4_XXX.mpp Completed Review Questions
Printouts/Screenshots contained in Week_4_Printouts_XXX.docx
When submitting required printouts (if you are not bringing them to class), take a
screenshot (in Windows <ALT><PrtScr>) of the report from the Print Preview
page and paste the screenshot 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_4_Printouts_XXX.docx,
and submit this file to the Week 4 iLabDropbox in a zip file along with the
MyLab4_XXX.mpp file and the completed Review Questions at the end of Lesson
4. Remember to replace "XXX" in all the file names with your initials, and ensure
that all of your files are clearly labeled.
iLAB STEPS
STEP 1: Download iLab Instructions
Click the links below to access this week's iLab instructions. You also may
download both lessons from the MS Project Exercises category in Doc Sharing.
MS Project Lesson4.docx(Review Questions to be completed and submitted for
Lesson 4 are located at the end of this document.)
STEP 2: Complete the iLab Assignment
Complete the iLab assignment for Week 4 based on the Guidelines section and
Lesson document above.
STEP 3: Submit iLab Deliverables
Create a folder called MGMT404_YourLastName_Lab4

7. Project Monitoring and Control & Managing Project Teams - iLab
iLab 5 of 7: Resource Workloads
General Comments about the Microsoft Project Exercises
A project schedule cannot be confirmed until all resource variations and
overallocations are managed. To do this we will:
View resource workloads. Locate resource conflicts. Use automatic leveling to
resolve resource overallocations. Manually resolve resource overallocations.
Guidelines
Complete Lesson 5. Print the Gantt Chart View. (Include only those columns up
to and including the Finish Date column and the Gantt chart. Print this item on two
pages wide.) Print the Project Summary Report. Print the TaskUsage Report.
Deliverables
All of the following deliverables are required (in a zip file) to receive full credit:
Completed MyLab5_XXX.mpp Completed Review Questions
Printouts/screenshots contained in Week_5_Printouts_XXX.docx
When submitting required printouts (if you are not bringing them to class), take a
screenshot (in Windows <ALT><PrtScr>) of the report from the Print Preview
page and paste the screenshot 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_5_Printouts_XXX.docx,
and submit this file to the Week 5 iLabDropbox in a zip file along with the
MyLab5_XXX.mpp file and the completed Review Questions at the end of Lesson
5. Remember to replace "XXX" in all the file names with your initials, and ensure
that all of your files are clearly labeled.
iLAB STEPS
STEP 1: Download iLab Instructions

8. 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 Lesson5.docx(Review Questions to be completed and submitted for
Lesson 5 are located at the end of this document.)
STEP 2: Complete the iLab Assignment
Complete the iLab assignment for Week 5 based on the Guidelines section and
Lesson document above.
STEP 3: Submit iLab Deliverables
Create a folder called MGMT404_YourLastName_Lab5.
Project Leadership and Outsourcing & Project Procurement - iLab
iLab 6 of 7: Task Constraints and Baselines
General Comments about the Microsoft Project Exercises
Sometimes certain tasks must be constrained by dates, rather than only by the
predecessors. For example, the Independence Day holiday is not dependent
upon us getting our BBQ ready and buying fireworks (predecessor tasks) but by
the fact that this holiday MUST occur on July 4. Once we have determined what
these constraints are, we can set our project baseline and be ready to complete
work on our project. To finalize our project plan in order to begin work, we will:
Use constraints to set date limitations. Set a project baseline schedule.
Guidelines
Complete Lesson 6. Print the Constraints Table. (Include all columns of the
table.) Print the Project Summary Report.
Deliverables
All of the following deliverables are required (in a zip file) to receive full credit:

9. Completed MyLab6_XXX.mpp Completed Review Questions
Printouts/Screenshots contained in Week_6_Printouts_XXX.docx
When submitting required printouts (if you are not bringing them to class), take a
screenshot (in Windows <ALT><PrtScr>) of the report from the Print Preview
page and paste the screenshot 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_6_Printouts_XXX.docx,
and submit this file to the Week 6 iLabDropbox in a zip file along with the
MyLab6_XXX.mpp file and the completed Review Questions at the end of Lesson
6. Remember to replace "XXX" in all the file names with your initials, and ensure
that all of your files are clearly labeled.
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 Lesson6.docx(Review Questions to be completed and submitted for
Lesson 6 are located at the end of this document.)
STEP 2: Complete the iLab Assignment
Complete the iLab assignment for Week 6 based on the Guidelines section and
Lesson document above.
STEP 3: Submit iLab Deliverables
Create a folder called MGMT404_YourLastName_Lab6. 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
files into a single zip folder (for example, 7-zip). Upload the zip file to the weekly
iLabDropbox 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.

10. Once your professor has received and graded the Week 6 iLab assignments,
solutions to the Week 6 iLab will be made available to you in Doc Sharing
iLab 7 of 7: Tracking Project Progress
Now that the baseline is set, project work can begin. We can use MS Project to
track our project's progress and compare it to our baseline. Comparing to the
baseline allows us to check our progress against the schedule and budget. When
negative variances occur, we are either behind schedule or over budget, so we
know that corrective actions are necessary. In this week's iLab, we will:
General Comments about the Microsoft Project Exercises
Compare baseline data to actual and scheduled data. View a network diagram.
Overview the Earned Value calculations in MS Project.
Guidelines
Complete Lesson 7. Print the Project Summary Report. Print the Overbudget
Tasks Report. (Print on one page) Print the Earned Value Report.
Deliverables
All of the following deliverables are required (in a zip file) to receive full credit:
Completed MyLab7_XXX.mpp Completed Review Questions
Printouts/Screenshots contained in Week_7_Printouts_XXX.docx
When submitting required printouts (if you are not bringing them to class), take a
screenshot (in Windows <ALT><PrtScr>) of the report from the Print Preview
page and paste the screenshot 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_7_Printouts_XXX.docx,
and submit this file to the Week 7 iLabDropbox in a zip file along with the
MyLab7_XXX.mpp file and the completed Review Questions at the end of Lesson
7. Remember to replace "XXX" in all the file names with your initials, and ensure
that all of your files are clearly labeled.
iLAB STEPS
STEP 1: Download iLab Instructions

11. 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 Lesson7.docx(Review Questions to be completed and submitted for
Lesson 7 are located at the end of this document.)
STEP 2: Complete the iLab Assignment
Complete the iLab assignment for Week 7 based on the Guidelines section and
Lesson document above.
STEP 3: Submit iLab Deliverables
Create a folder called MGMT404_YourLastName_Lab7
MGMT404 Project Management - All 7 Weeks
iLabsDevry University
DOWNLOAD HERE