MGMT 404 Week 7 ilab

MGMT 404 Week 7 ilab

iLab 7 of 7: Tracking Project Progress

iLAB OVERVIEW

General Comments about the Microsoft Project Exercises

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:

• 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 ) 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 iLab Dropbox 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.