Managing a Project Schedule

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Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you answer the following questions:

  • What differentiates a list of project requirements from a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?
  • What is the importance of developing a WBS to manage a project?
  • How does the WBS contribute to the success of a project?
  • Once the project schedule is finalized, what are the tools you can use to monitor the schedule?
  • How do you handle over allocated resources?
  • What are the advantages and disadvantages to fast-tracking a project?

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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Managing a Project Schedule Grading Guide CPMGT/300 Version 10 Project Management Copyright Copyright © 2016 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. University of Phoenix® is a registered trademark of Apollo Group, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft®, Windows®, and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Use of these marks is not intended to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation. Managing a Project Schedule Grading Guide CPMGT/300 Version 10 Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix® editorial standards and practices. 2 Managing a Project Schedule Grading Guide CPMGT/300 Version 10 Individual Assignment: Managing a Project Schedule Purpose of Assignment The work breakdown structure (WBS) fulfills the role of ensuring the project scope is met and is a means for achieving accurate estimates for resources, risk, cost, and time. The WBS is a way of formalizing the project requirements. It ensures all of the requirements for project deliverables, resources, and time are addressed in one document. How these resources are managed is an important aspect of project management. Grading Guide Content Met Partially Met Not Met Total Available Total Earned 7 #/7 Partially Met Not Met Comments: The student explains what differentiates a list of project requirements from a work breakdown structure (WBS). The student showcases the importance of developing a WBS to manage a project. The student explains how the WBS contributes to the success of a project. The student provides the tools they use to monitor the schedule once the project schedule is finalized. The student explains how over allocated resources are handled. The student provides advantages and disadvantages to fast tracking a project. The paper is 1,050 to 1,400 words in length. Writing Guidelines The paper—including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page—is consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements. Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page. Met Comments: 3 Managing a Project Schedule Grading Guide CPMGT/300 Version 10 Writing Guidelines Met Partially Met Not Met Total Available Total Earned 3 #/3 10 #/10 Paragraph and sentence transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper. Sentences are complete, clear, and concise. Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation. Assignment Total Additional comments: # Comments: 4
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Managing a Project Schedule

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MANAGING A PROJECT SCHEDULE

A list of project requirements and work breakdown structure is almost the same thing.
What differentiates them is, a list of requirements, is an outline of the designing steps which are
clearly and in briefly presented to the affiliates of the team so that they be aware of the idea of
the project. While a work breakdown structure can be described as breaking down of the work to
be done by the team in a hierarchy order. It shows the work which is needed to be done so that
the group meets the objective of the project (Shtub, 1994).
Work break down structure has some importance when managing a project. It spells out
the duties into smaller and available sections or parts that a project team can understand where
each stage gives further description and particulars of what is expected. It also enables the ability
to envision the work.
Using a work breakdown structure, you will be able, to sum up, project information to
advance the chance for using past information, which, can assist in speed and exactness of
potential projects. The work breakdown structure is vividly seen to be a recurring process that
can be a constructive guide for other coming projects.
With WBS, tasks become more measurable which will make the project manager allocat...


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