Assignment title: Information
In this Individual Activity, you will continue to explore project planning tools, focusing on the Work Breakdown
Structure (WBS) and Gantt chart.
The first tool you will use is the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). A WBS is a chart that breaks a project down
into smaller components. It also highlights project tasks and illustrates how those tasks relate to each other,
and to the project as a whole. A WBS can help a project manager predict situations and outcomes, provide a
clear hierarchy of the work that needs to be accomplished, identify milestones, simplify cost estimation and
allow better decision making. To create a WBS, a project manager analyses the project objectives, and then
creates the tasks required to meet each objective. Tasks can be broken down into subtasks, or even broken
down further until a specific resource can be identified.
The second project planning tool you will use is the Gantt chart. The Gantt chart is a bar chart that is named
after its creator, Henry Gantt. Gantt focuses on the schedule of a project. It includes start and estimated finish
dates, and can follow a monthly, weekly or even daily timeline. A Gantt chart is beneficial in applying a
schedule to smaller projects, but can often become cumbersome with larger projects that have numerous
activities. In order to create a Gantt chart, a WBS must be created first so that activities can be clearly defined.
To prepare for this Assignment:
Reflect on your readings for this unit and familiarise yourself with
the project planning tools explored.
Pay specific attention to the Work Breakdown Structure and
Gantt chart from your Resources.
Review your scenario. Begin to conceptualise which project
planning tools you would use for your scenario.
To complete this Individual Assignment:
Identify and briefly describe the project planning tools you would
use for your scenario, explaining why you would use each one.
Be specific and use examples to support your answer.
Perform a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Gantt analysis
for the project in your scenario.
Create two Microsoft PowerPoint slides, one titled, 'Work
Breakdown Structure', and the other titled, 'Gantt Analysis', and
include information from the WBS and Gantt analysis you
performed.
Please remember to submit all slides into a single
PowerPoint document
To complete your Individual Assignment, do the following:
1. Please answer the Individual Assignment in a single Microsoft
PowerPoint presentation.