Reference no: EM133115836

Case - Tony and Peggy Sue's Wedding

Assignment Instructions:

PART A: Creating A WBS

1. Create a list of project objectives & assumptions list. Make a list of assumptions that will be used as the basis for planning the wedding. And no, it is not acceptable to assume that Tony and Peggy Sue will just elope, no matter how tempting that may be!

2. Develop a work breakdown structure.

» Step 1: Make a list of the specific activities that need to be done between now and the wedding day.
» Step 2: For each activity, identify the person (Tony, Peggy Sue, and so forth) who will be responsible for seeing that the activity is accomplished.
» Step 3: Start by breaking down the tasks into multiple tiers for this exercise.
» Consider how the project should be broken down based on what is "in- scope" and "out-of -scope".

3. WBS should show a minimum of (3) three tiers:
» Project Name - Top Tier
» Summary Tasks - 2nd Tier - minimum (4) four summary tasks
» Work Packages - 3rd Tier - min (2) work-packages per Summary Task

4. All Summary Tasks and Work Packages should be numbered:
» Example: Category might be numbered "1.0" and one of its sub-tasks might be numbered "1.1"

How do you know you've done the WBS right?

To confirm you've build your WBS correctly, the following 6 characteristics that an activity must possess to be called a task:
1. Status/completion is measurable (an objective measure of task completion)
2. The activity is bounded( a clearly defined start and end date)
3. The activity has a deliverable (a visible sign that the activity is complete)
4. Time and cost are easily estimated
5. Activity duration is within acceptable limits (less than 2 calendar weeks)
6. Work assignments are independents

PART B: Creating a Gantt Chart

• Create a Gantt chart,
• Identify the critical path by highlighting it blue.
• Produced a report of the critical path.
• Submit both (1) WBS (2) Gantt Chart & Critical path report

Before diving deep into the details of the work breakdown structure, it's important to begin honing it at a high level. Take these important preliminary steps first:

1. Determine and describe the project statement
2. Highlight all the necessary phases of the project
3. Create and list the deliverables (as well as how success will be measured)
4. Divide the deliverables into manageable tasks
5. Assign every section and ensure each owner is empowered to deliver

Attachment:- Case - Tony and Peggy Sues Wedding.rar