OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT PLAN: A Plan to construct a 3 floor Commercial Office Building

DESCRIPTION:

1. Complexity: COMPLEX Level
2. Task Items: <~200 / ~1 year
3. File Type: Ready
4. Domain: Civil Construction
5. Project Management Phases: Initiation, Planning, Execution & CONTROL
6. Key Concepts Learned [ADVANCED]: Critical Path, Task Inspector, Tracking your Project - Part 2, Task Splitting, Solving Overallocations - by adding Delays, Work Contours

SCENARIO:

• You are the "Senior Manager - Commecial Projects" of an US based construction company offering commercial construction services for a wide-range of project types and markets.
• You are to construct a SINGLE BUILDING CORPORATE CAMPUS for a reputable repeat customer. - DEADLINE of 1 year - with a contractual penalty clause for delays

Some guidelines you have established:
You will use the CRITICAL PATH technique - to control the schedule tightly - and reduce delays

ASSIGNMENTS FOR YOU:

1. Basics: Set project date (HINT: Keep a back date so you can track also), Set Calendar, Create Baseline/s
2. Over-allocations: Use several techniques that have been taught to resolve over-allocations
3. Project Tracking: Having kept a back date for Project Start Date - then do tracking using several techniques (don't forget Update Date)
4. Analyze Critical Path in the project - can you crunch dates even more (with and without additional resources)?
5. Analyze Slack Dates

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The WBS / Task list

1. A plan completed about 90% has been given to you.
2. You have to build out the rest as per guidelines: See the Assignments above