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1. Today Review Exam Estimating task durations Crashing PERT

2. Project Plan Outline�Chapter 11� copy packet The Project Team The Project Tasks The project cost management plan Break-even analysis here The project time management plan Work Breakdown Structure here Gantt chart here Network Diagram here The project human resource management plan

3. My Project plan outline, continued The project communications management plan Reviews Reports Documentation The project risk management plan Change control

4. My Project Plan Outline, Continued The project procurement management plan The project quality management plan (AS OUTLINED IN Chapter 11) {Details are contained in Chapter 5,6 Schwalbe, which is why we cover that chapter now}

5. Steps in your Gantt Chart should include�. The steps in the project execution stage only Not the whole project lifecycle! See Chapter 4, copy packet for lists of major steps for each IT project type

6. Mappings Place Reviews and Meetings under Project communications management plan Place Change control under Project Risk Management Plan Add some further content about risk assessment and contingency plans Place Assumptions under project risk management plan as well

7. Homework Burns (copy packet�chapter 7, exercises 1, 2, 4

10. A tutorial on MS Project James Burns