Create a diagram using software of your choice that shows the logical relationships among the schedule activities that your project involves.

Part 1: Project Schedule Activity Sequencing

Create a diagram using software of your choice that shows the logical relationships among the schedule activities that your project involves. Note that finish-to-start is the most commonly used precedence relationship in activity sequencing.

In your activity-sequencing diagram, show logical relationships and consider the following types:

  • Finish-to-start – The predecessor activity needs to finish before the successor can start.
  • Finish-to-finish – The predecessor activity needs to finish before the successor can finish.
  • Start-to-start – The predecessor activity needs to start before the successor can start.
  • Start-to-finish – The predecessor activity needs to start before the successor can finish.

Part 2: Project Cost Estimate

Prepare a cost estimate or budget for your selected project:

  • Identify the costs of each task and create categories (Labor, Materials, Contractor, Equipment, Misc., et cetera) to prioritize project expenditures.
  • Identify and quantify:
    • Constraints: Activities or elements that affect the execution of a project and impact time, costs, or performance.
    • Dependencies: Activities or elements that have either a negative or positive dependency on costs, time, or performance.
    • Assumptions: Factors considered to be certain, without proof, that impact project time, costs, or performance.
    • Provide graphical representation or representations of budget.

Part 3: Integrated Change Control Plan

Design your team’s integrated-change-control-plan document for the project. Include the following items (at minimum):

  • Instructions for setting up a change-control board and scheduling recurring meetings.
  • Procedures for reviewing and approving requested changes.
  • Procedures for managing approved changes.
  • Areas that need to be updated after approved changes are implemented.

Preparation

Use the software of your choice to develop the deliverables for this assessment.

This assessment has three deliverables:

  • Deliverable 1:Develop an Activity Sequencing document using your choice of word-processing applications, including Microsoft Word.
  • Deliverable 2:Using the Cost Estimate Template [XLS], include the following in the Project Cost Estimate or Budget.
  • Deliverable 3:Develop an Integrated Change Control Plan document using your choice of word-processing applications, including Microsoft Word.