This assignment is from a housing project in Sydney. Your task is to develop a schedule model for this project in MS Project.
MS Project Skills
This assignment is from a housing project in Sydney. Your task is to develop a schedule model for this project in MS Project
Requirements
· Project will start on October.
· Observe all public holidays as per official holidays in NSW during the project.
· Daily hours for construction workers are from 7AM to 11AM and 11:30AM to 3PM.
· Onsite work is for 6 days in a week, Sunday is a holiday.
· Last Saturday of every month is a day off (non-working time).
· Highlight critical path in a shade of red.
· Tasks should have WBS outline numbers.
· The project should use summary tasks to enable detail to be collapsed or expanded.
· Each phase must have a completion milestone.
· In the Gantt view, summary tasks and milestones must show Name to the left and Duration to the right.
· In the Gantt view, task bars (critical & non-critical) should show duration on the left and resource names to the right.
· Schedule tasks as Fixed Duration (not fixed units or fixed work).
· Each task must have at least one assigned resource with the required skill.
· When resources are overallocated adjust the units (Assign Resources in top menu) to maintain completion dates.
ID
Task Name
Duration
Predecessors
1
Planning Phase
2
Schedule Development
2 days
3
Project Plan Approval
2 days
2
4
Funding Approval
2 days
2
5
Project Resourcing
4 days
4,3
6
Plan Approval
2 days
5
7
Planning Complete
0 days
6
8
Purchasing Phase
9
Purchasing & Procurement Approval
2 days
6
10
Equipment Purchasing
3 days
9
11
Materials Purchasing
3 days
9
12
Purchasing Complete
0 days
10,11
13
Design Phase
14
Construction Design
5 days
6
15
Draft Proposal
3 days
14
16
Proposal Submission
1 day
15
17
Proposal Approval
1 day
16
18
Design Complete
0 days
17
19
Foundations Phase
20
Level Ground
2 days
10,18
21
Dig Trenches
2 days
10,18
22
Sewage Connections
4 days
11,21,20
23
Fresh Water Pipes
3 days
11,21
24
Main Electricity Connection
3 days
11,21
25
Main Gas Connection
4 days
11,21
26
Pour Concrete
5 days
22,24,25,23
27
5 days
26
28
Foundations Complete
0 days
27
29
Walls & Roofing Phase
30
Brick Walls
4 days
27
31
Wooden Rafters
4 days
30
32
Preparation of Windows & Doors
3 days
30
33
Roof
3 days
31,32
34
Roof Tiling
2 days
33
35
Walls & Roof Complete
0 days
34
36
Interiors Phase
37
Electrical Wiring
3 days
35
38
Pipes and Plumbing
5 days
35
39
Doors
1 day
35
40
Installing Windows
2 days
35
41
Laying Floorboards
3 days
37
42
Interiors Complete
0 days
38,39,40,41
43
Bathroom & Kitchen Phase
44
Walls
1 day
42
45
Bathroom Fittings
4 days
44
46
Bathroom Tiling
4 days
45
47
Bathroom Flooring
7 days
45
48
Kitchen Fittings
3 days
45
49
Kitchen Slate Flooring
2 days
48,47,46
50
Bathroom& Kitchen Complete
0 days
49,47
51
Finishing Phase
52
Plasterboard Walls
2 days
50
53
Lights Installation
2 days
52
54
Floor Polishing
3 days
52
55
Wall Painting
5 days
52
56
Fencing and Gates
5 days
50
57
Finishing Complete
0 days
55,53,54,56
58
Landscaping Phase
59
Leveling
3 days
50
60
Lawn Grass
2 days
59
61
Plants
2 days
59
62
Landscaping Complete
0 days
60,61
63
Closing Phase
64
Releasing Resources
2 days
57,62
65
Council Submission
4 days
57,62
66
Final Approval
1 day
65
67
Handover
1 day
66
68
Closure complete
0 days
67
Resource Rates
Table below provides different levels of resource rates.
Role
Initials
Rate
Project Manager
PM
$50/h
Construction Manager
CM
$60/h
Supervisor
Sup
$30/h
Electrician
Elec
$45/h
Plumber
Plu
$35/h
Carpenter
Car
$40/h
Landscaper
Land
48
Labourer
Lab
95