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Project Schedule Assessment Description
Project instructions:
This assignment was previous completed by another person but they didn’t meet my expectations. I was attaching the current assignment and another assignment that goes with it and my professors notes.

Here is the current assignment:

Assessment Context
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

Competency 4: Develop a project schedule with current project software.
Determine predecessors and completion dates for project tasks.
Determine deliverables for each project phase.
Justify the schedule design and deliverables appropriate for the project.
Incorporate industry best practices to successfully meet schedule plans.
Competency 5: Evaluate a project to identify proper closing and lessons learned.
Describe a review for each project phase.
Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business profession.
Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business profession.
Assessment Overview
For this assessment, you will use Microsoft Project to create a preliminary schedule for your selected project. If you do not have Microsoft Project on your computer, see the Unit Resources in this unit for information on downloading a free trial version. For tutorials on using Microsoft Project, refer to the Computer Skills section under the Supplement Resources link in the left navigation menu of the courseroom.

Be sure to use the following resources, linked in the Assessment Resources, as you complete your assessment:

Review the Concept Map to see how the project schedule fits into the project management life cycle.
Read the Unit 3 Assessment Coaching document for expert tips and advice on how to create a project schedule.
Refer to the Project Schedule media piece for information on project schedules.
Assessment Instructions
Use Microsoft Project to create a preliminary schedule for your selected project. Your schedule should include tasks, dependencies, and resources. Even the smallest projects have at least 20 tasks; include a minimum of 20 tasks in your schedule to get full credit for the assessment.

Complete the following:

Have tasks driven by duration (that is, do not enter a start or a stop date, but let Microsoft Project calculates the time required).
Use summary tasks to organize the schedule into project phases. Note that:
Summary tasks do not have duration.
Microsoft Project rolls-up the sub-tasks or “sums” them in the summary task.
Include tasks that start as soon as possible.
Provide adequate detail to describe the project.
Determine predecessors and completion dates.
Determine deliverables ending with a milestone.
Develop a review (either technical or executive) for each phase.
Incorporate industry best practices to successfully meet schedule plans.