Q1. What are the seven (7) processes involved in project time management? 1. ___________________ 2. ___________________ 3. ___________________ 4. ___________________ 5. ___________________ 6. ___________________ 7. ___________________ Q2. What are some main inputs into a plan schedule management? Q3. What are some tools and techniques that go into plan schedule management? Q4. Fill in the blanks The schedule management plan is a ___________________of the project ___________________plan that establishes ___________________for ___________________, ___________________, and ___________________the ___________________. Q5. What are some tools and techniques that we can use in the defining activities process? Q6. What are the outputs of the defining activities process? Q7. Write a paragraph on the “Decomposition” technique. Q8. What are the three (3) networking techniques commonly used as project management aids in planning and scheduling? Explain a little about each of them. Q9. In Q8, you identified three (3) different networking diagrams, how do these differ? How are they the same? Q10. What is the difference between the Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM) and Activity on Arrow (AOA)? Q11. Schedule Compression, are techniques that are used to shorten the schedule duration without reducing the project scope, what are some techniques that we can use to do schedule compression? Q12. What are the steps involved in developing a project schedule? Why is a project schedule important? Q13. Part of our Critical Path Model (CPM) diagram is Precedence Diagram Method (PDM), PDM uses dependencies and logical relationships, what are the four types of relationships it uses? Part 2 – Summative Component – Exercises in Critical Path Method and WBS. (Duration: Should take no longer than 10hours) A. Develop the Critical Path Method to the following set of activities: B. Develop the Critical Path Method (include the Gantt chart) to the following set of activities: C. Case Study - Sports & Entertainment Media Partnership You are a Project Management Consultant currently contracted to a large telecommunications company, working with the Marketing department to manage media advertising and corporate sponsorship projects You have just come out of a kick-off meeting (aka initiation phase), which identified and defined project scope, requirements, and deliverables around a new media partnership project with a well-known professional Sports Affiliation. This partnership program will consist of integrated media & advertising, along with a customer loyalty program, for the duration of the Sports Affiliation’s season. Task Requirements Moving to the planning phase, as the PM, your immediate next step is to develop a Work breakdown Schedule (WBS), based on the details discussed in the meeting and found in the summarized recap below which you have just completed. This WBS will include a breakdown of deliverables, persons responsible, and timing - you have also already created the template which you will be utilizing. This WBS will be used constantly throughout the duration of the project, and will be updated frequently by yourself following weekly status meetings which you also set up and facilitate to obtain updates on the various project components to keep things moving, highlight any issues, key deliverables, etc. Question 1: Using the summarized recap below, & attached template, develop a Work Breakdown Schedule (or WBS) by filling in appropriate deliverables/tasks, deadlines, & responsible parties. Question 2: It is March 18th, and during your weekly status meeting Agency has just advised that they are experiencing delays and that remaining creative assets will not be delivered now until March 21st. Using red font, indicate how this will affect the project schedule. Appendix A: Recap – Media Partnership Project Kick-Off - March 1, 2013 Attendees: You (Project Manager), Client (Stakeholder), Sports Affiliation (Stakeholder), Agency (Creative Development) Project Details: Launch Date: April 2 - October 2 Project Considerations: **Note – considerations have been tailored to be relevant to this exercise and are specifically focused around deliverables and content required to populate a WBS. • In Stadium Media and Tweet Tuesdays must launch on April 2nd, to coincide with the Season Opener, with the exception of Player Profiles #3 and #4, which will be launching halfway through the season on July 2. These dates are not flexible as media contracts have been negotiated and booked against these launches. • A third party Agency has been engaged to develop all required creative assets • Both Client and Sports Affiliation require 5 business days for approval on In Stadium creative elements • Client has indicated that all creative specifications required to develop creative assets would be provided on March 6th. This includes specifications for: Double Outfield Wall Branding, Home Dugout Branding, and Tweet Tuesdays creative. In Stadium Media Elements Double Out Field Wall Branding • Agency has indicated that creative assets will be delivered to Client and Sports Affiliation on March 14 for approval • Sports Affiliation has advised that it will take 5 business days to install this creative element, once the approved asset has been received from the Agency Home Dugout Branding • Agency has indicated that creative assets will be delivered on March 18 for approval • Sports Affiliation has advised that it will take 3 business days to install this creative element, once the approved asset has been received from the Agency In Game Promotion - Player Profiles • Sports Affiliation has indicated that Player Profiles #1 and #2 would be delivered on March 20th for approval • Sports Affiliation has indicated that Player Profiles #3 and #4 would be delivered on June 21st for approval • Sports Affiliation has indicated this creative element can launch immediately following approval, so there are no timing considerations around installation, etc Customer Loyalty Program Elements Customer Loyalty Website • Sports Affiliation has indicated that a functional website will be provided on March 15th on a test server for review & approval • Client has indicated a turnaround time of 10 business days for testing/approval of the functional website • Sports Affiliation has indicated this creative element can launch immediately following approval, so there are no timing considerations around installation, etc