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This assignment consists of two (2) parts: a project schedule, and a written response. You must submit both parts as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the part of the assignment it is written for.

Part A: Project Schedule
(Submit as one [1] Microsoft Project file)

  1. In Assignment 2, you developed a project plan. Now, using the information from your project proposal, create a multi-level work breakdown structure (WBS) and detailed project schedule.
    Your project must include the following criteria:
    • The project must consist of at least twenty-five (25) tasks.
    • Each task must contain a start date, a finish date, and have main staffing and non-staffing resources assigned.
    • Assume that your work activities are completed during normal weekdays (no weekend work) under normal conditions (8 hours per day).
    • In terms of holidays, you can assume no work will be done the following days: New Year’s Day, President’s Day, Good Friday, Good Monday, Friday before Memorial Day, Memorial Day, the business day before Independence Day, Independence Day, the Friday before Labor Day, Labor Day, the day before Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday (day after Thanksgiving), the business day before Christmas, Christmas Day, the business day after Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve.

Part B: Written Response
(Submit as a Microsoft Word file)

Write a one to two (1-2) page response in which you:

  1. Analyze your project in terms of project completion, critical path, and slack / float. Specifically, be sure to answer the following:
    • When will the project be completed?
    • What is the critical path for the project?
    • How much slack / float is in your project? What activities have the greatest slack / float?
  2. Summarize the recommendations or improvements you would make to your project schedule. Specifically, be sure to answer the following:
    • Identify the top three (3) activities that you believe could impact the project completion date.
    • What additional activities would you add to this project to make it more complete, from a project management viewpoint?
  3. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    • Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
    • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.

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Running Head: PROJECT PROPOSAL 1 Project Proposal DeAnna Gambrell Prof. Stieber BUS 375 5/14/17 PROJECT PROPOSAL 2 Introduction In the recent past, there has been an upsurge and renewed interest in consumption of movies and television series. From the foregoing, Siret Films proposes to partner with other film production companies to roll out a comprehensive public outreach program for the purpose of free public screening of films and training the youth on film production (Mamer and Rosenberg, 2013). Beginning a screen revolution and star culture which borrows from what we have established as the background for this project proposal will make all those people who love watching films be able to get them without travelling far from home, taking the films to the people where they are will not only create national cohesion and integration but also cultivate a sense of national pride and belonging (Stranger, 2013). The power of film to unite, educate, transform, engineer national optimism and synergize cohesion will be a major turning point for this initiative. Goals of the project i. Enhancing the Film Data Bank The project will involve the local communities, this means that all those who practice the process of creation and distribution of content will be identified in all regions, locations, and centers using all means available so that they can join the spirit of the movement and identify the aspirations thereof. PROJECT PROPOSAL ii. 3 Identify Unclassified Content There is a law that requires that all the content screened on the televisions as well as in all other platforms. By involving the local film production companies, this will help the film regulatory body identify the films that are not classified and take the necessary measures. iii. Identify genres of films With the kind of movies that will be brought forward by different production companies, it will be possible to collect data on the genres of films being produced in the country Objectives of the project i. Train the youth on filmmaking The project aims at training the youth on filmmaking techniques, marketing and distribution of movies for economic gain. This will enlighten the youth on how they can utilize their talents and the resources around them to earn income, thus reducing dependency on white-collar jobs. ii. Encourage the Youth to Form Film Associations The project also aims at encouraging the youth to come together and form associations. Through these associations, the youth can nurture their talents and in the long run empower the whole community. iii. Ascertain Film Operators Resources and Skills With the data and information that will be collected, it will be possible to evaluate the number of practitioners in a given area and the number of youth interested in joining the industry. This will further help in identifying those groups and practitioners in the industry at the grassroots level and hence form a basis of advising on the Youth Fund to the needy areas (Dunlop, 2014). PROJECT PROPOSAL 4 Proposed Budget We envisage screening about 50 movies, distributing 50,000 branded DVDs and 2,000 USB flash drives in a period of four months. For every movie, we will make one Electronic Press Kit and 100 posters. Quantity Description Cost per unit Total (USD) (USD) 50 Public messages in the movies 30,000 1,5,000.00 50,000 Branded DVDs 30 1,5,000.00 10,000 Posters 50 5,000.00 2,000 1GB branded USB flash disks with 5 local movies 300 6,000.00 Resource persons 25 x 24 stops 6,000.00 10 GRAND TOTAL 47,000.00 Activity schedule The project envisages the following activities: i. Preparation of the content to be screened. ii. Identification of screening locations, venues and date. iii. Promotion of the screening event. iv. Training the youth in different areas on various aspects of film production. PROJECT PROPOSAL v. 5 Screening of the movies. Project’s challenge The greatest challenge that the project is likely to face is the lack of adequate funds to travel to different regions to train the youth on film production. This challenge will be addressed by soliciting for funds from the film regulation body as well as from the government so as to make the project self-sufficient (Cadle, Paul and Turner, 2013). PROJECT PROPOSAL 6 References Cadle, J., Paul, D., & Turner, P. (2013). Business analysis techniques: 72 essential tools for success. London: British Computer Society. Dunlop, R. (2014). Production pipeline fundamentals for film and game. Mamer, B., & Rosenberg, M. (2013). Film Production Technique. Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning. Stranger, A. (2013). What would your contemporary art project proposal be if you were invited by. Place of publication not identified: Lulu Com. Running Head: PROJECT PROPOSAL 1 Project Proposal DeAnna Gambrell Prof. Stieber BUS 375 5/14/17 PROJECT PROPOSAL 2 Introduction In the recent past, there has been an upsurge and renewed interest in consumption of movies and television series. From the foregoing, Siret Films proposes to partner with other film production companies to roll out a comprehensive public outreach program for the purpose of free public screening of films and training the youth on film production (Mamer and Rosenberg, 2013). Beginning a screen revolution and star culture which borrows from what we have established as the background for this project proposal will make all those people who love watching films be able to get them without travelling far from home, taking the films to the people where they are will not only create national cohesion and integration but also cultivate a sense of national pride and belonging (Stranger, 2013). The power of film to unite, educate, transform, engineer national optimism and synergize cohesion will be a major turning point for this initiative. Goals of the project i. Enhancing the Film Data Bank The project will involve the local communities, this means that all those who practice the process of creation and distribution of content will be identified in all regions, locations, and centers using all means available so that they can join the spirit of the movement and identify the aspirations thereof. PROJECT PROPOSAL ii. 3 Identify Unclassified Content There is a law that requires that all the content screened on the televisions as well as in all other platforms. By involving the local film production companies, this will help the film regulatory body identify the films that are not classified and take the necessary measures. iii. Identify genres of films With the kind of movies that will be brought forward by different production companies, it will be possible to collect data on the genres of films being produced in the country Objectives of the project i. Train the youth on filmmaking The project aims at training the youth on filmmaking techniques, marketing and distribution of movies for economic gain. This will enlighten the youth on how they can utilize their talents and the resources around them to earn income, thus reducing dependency on white-collar jobs. ii. Encourage the Youth to Form Film Associations The project also aims at encouraging the youth to come together and form associations. Through these associations, the youth can nurture their talents and in the long run empower the whole community. iii. Ascertain Film Operators Resources and Skills With the data and information that will be collected, it will be possible to evaluate the number of practitioners in a given area and the number of youth interested in joining the industry. This will further help in identifying those groups and practitioners in the industry at the grassroots level and hence form a basis of advising on the Youth Fund to the needy areas (Dunlop, 2014). PROJECT PROPOSAL 4 Proposed Budget We envisage screening about 50 movies, distributing 50,000 branded DVDs and 2,000 USB flash drives in a period of four months. For every movie, we will make one Electronic Press Kit and 100 posters. Quantity Description Cost per unit Total (USD) (USD) 50 Public messages in the movies 30,000 1,5,000.00 50,000 Branded DVDs 30 1,5,000.00 10,000 Posters 50 5,000.00 2,000 1GB branded USB flash disks with 5 local movies 300 6,000.00 Resource persons 25 x 24 stops 6,000.00 10 GRAND TOTAL 47,000.00 Activity schedule The project envisages the following activities: i. Preparation of the content to be screened. ii. Identification of screening locations, venues and date. iii. Promotion of the screening event. iv. Training the youth in different areas on various aspects of film production. PROJECT PROPOSAL v. 5 Screening of the movies. Project’s challenge The greatest challenge that the project is likely to face is the lack of adequate funds to travel to different regions to train the youth on film production. This challenge will be addressed by soliciting for funds from the film regulation body as well as from the government so as to make the project self-sufficient (Cadle, Paul and Turner, 2013). PROJECT PROPOSAL 6 References Cadle, J., Paul, D., & Turner, P. (2013). Business analysis techniques: 72 essential tools for success. London: British Computer Society. Dunlop, R. (2014). Production pipeline fundamentals for film and game. Mamer, B., & Rosenberg, M. (2013). Film Production Technique. Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning. Stranger, A. (2013). What would your contemporary art project proposal be if you were invited by. Place of publication not identified: Lulu Com.
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Hello buddy, attached is part A and part B answer. If you have any question please feel free to notify. thanks and have a very good time

Running head: PROJECT SCHEDULE

1

Film Screening Project schedule
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PROJECT SCHEDULE

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In project management, completion time is the total amount of time, could be in hours,
days, months, or in years that a given project takes from the start to the end. As such, from the
project schedule table (see the attached Excel), the completion time of film screening project will
be an addition of time taken by each activity to complete. In this case, the project completion
time is 127 days, approximated to be four months. The project will start on Mon 19/6/2017 and
end on Fri 20/11/2017. A critical path in a project schedule is the chain of activities that directly
affect the finish time of the whole project (Shurrab & Abbasi, 2016). Any delay of the activity in
a critical path affects the completion date of the whole project considerably. Moreover, in the
project schedule, slack or float means the time that an activity of the project can be delayed
without necessarily affecting the completion time or data of the overall project (Simmons, 2012).

Film Screening project schedule
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