PMG640 Project Scheduling and Cost Planning

For this MS Project assignment, you will be updating actuals in a sample project file that I am providing for you. You will need to use the MS Project file attached to this item, as well as, the MS Excel file that contains the actuals that you will need to enter into the MS Project file. You will then use the MS Project file to complete the Performance Reporting Outline.

Here are the instructions to complete the MS Project assignment:

• Open the MS Project File

• View the Task Sheet

• Add the ‘Actual Work’ column to the sheet

• Enter the ‘Actual Work’ results from the MS Excel file attached to this item

• Set the Status Date to 4/15/17

• View the Earned Value report to gather the information you will need to complete the Performance Reporting Outline.

• Run a ‘Project Summary’ report, and then create a note in line 1 of the project file, and provide the following information from the report : 1) Duration variance, duration percent complete, work variance, work percent complete, cost variance, number of tasks not yet started, number of tasks in progress, and number of tasks completed.

• Submit MS Project file in Task Sheet view (be sure to include last name in file name)

Requirements:

• Use MS Project to complete your assignment and submit via Blackboard.

• Use the MS Excel file attached in the unit to complete the assignment.

• Complete and submit the “Performance Reporting Outline” template and submit via

Blackboard.

• Save your files using the following filename convention:

o PerformanceReporting – FirstName_LastName

Be sure to read the criteria, by which your paper/project will be evaluated, before you write, and again after you write.