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Week 6: Planning and Scheduling (graded)
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Assume you were appointed as project manager to lead a dozen of your classmates to
write up an end-of-course summary guide that would be used to update all areas of the
course (i.e., discussion questions, lectures, assignments, quizzes, and exams). You get
to meet face to face periodically, but the majority of the work is done via conference call
and e-mail. You plan to form subteams to work on each of these elements, each headed
by a subteam leader. How would you set up your WBS? What are some of the
considerations you made when you decided on this structure? Read a number of your
classmates' ideas and look for similarities and differences. Ask questions about why a
person set up his or her plan as he or she did. Would you change anything about your
plan after networking with others?
Initial post
Hello Class,
The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a tool used in the initial stage of project management.
The WBS separates these processes into smaller tasks, making it easier to manage. Every stage
of the WBS contain measurable objectives required to reach a successful project end. The stages
are broken down into sub stages and ranked from most to least importance. The smaller sub
stages will make tasks more manageable and keep the project on course. The top stage is the top
objective for the whole project and the stages that follow break down the parts of the project.
Then, tasks are assigned to individual team members for accountability. Hudoyo, Latief, &
Sagita (2019) states that work standization will reduce cost while speeding up the planning
project processes. The factors that influence the cost and time of the project is dependent upon
the WBS standard. The relationship between WBS and influencing factors included clearer work
items, better planning on volume of materials and budget, and better control when making
purchase orders for time and cost performance in a study done by Herzanita (2019).
As the project leader in responsible to leading classmates in writing an end-of-course summary
guide, developing a WBS is essential. Starting with establishing directive for each stage.
Develop objective statement regarding the intent of the project-write an end of course
summary guide
Break down topics that must be addressed, identify deliverables for project completion
Organize topics by priority, dividing into phases
Separate main topics into smaller specific categories (sub-topics) to further cover the
content
Completion of each step represent a step closer completion. Measurable objectives are set to
meet each goal after the topics are developed. Team input, at this stage, is crucial to establish the
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Week 6: Planning and Scheduling (graded)
.
Assume you were appointed as project manager to lead a dozen of your classmates to
write up an end-of-course summary guide that would be used to update all areas of the
course (i.e., discussion questions, lectures, assignments, quizzes, and exams). You get
to meet face to face periodically, but the majority of the work is done via conference call
and e-mail. You plan to form subteams to work on each of these elements, each headed
by a subteam leader. How would you set up your WBS? What are some of the
considerations you made when you decided on this structure? Read a number of your
classmates' ideas and look for similarities and differences. Ask questions about why a
person set up his or her plan as he or she did. Would you change anything about your
plan after networking with others?
Initial post
Hello Class,
The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a tool used in the initial stage of project management.
The WBS separates these processes into smaller tasks, making it easier to manage. Every stage
of the WBS contain measurable objectives required to reach a successful project end. The stages
are broken down into sub stages and ranked from most to least importance. The smaller sub
stages will make tasks more manageable and keep the project on course. The top stage is the top
objective for the whole project and the stages that follow break down the parts of the project.
Then, tasks are assigned to individual team members for accountability. Hudoyo, Latief, &
Sagita (2019) states that work standization will reduce cost while speeding up the planning
project processes. The factors that influence the cost and time of the project is dependent upon
the WBS standard. The relationship between WBS and influencing factors included clearer work
items, better planning on volume of materials and budget, and better control when making
purchase orders for time and cost performance in a study done by Herzanita (2019).
As the project leader in responsible to leading classmates in writing an end-of-course summary
guide, developing a WBS is essential. Starting with establishing directive for each stage.
Develop objective statement regarding the intent of the project-write an end of course
summary guide
Break down topics that must be addressed, identify deliverables for project completion
Organize topics by priority, dividing into phases
Separate main topics into smaller specific categories (sub-topics) to further cover the
content
Completion of each step represent a step closer completion. Measurable objectives are set to
meet each goal after the topics are developed. Team input, at this stage, is crucial to establish the
This study source was downloaded by 100000844708667 from CourseHero.com on 09-09-2022 04:47:44 GMT -05:00
https://www.coursehero.com/file/111373780/Week-6-TD-Planning-and-Schedulingdocx/
