INF3708_ASSIGNMENT_03_2022 SOLUTIONS

Software Project Management


INF3708


Assignment 03: Due date 31 AUGUST 2022 Compulsory


ASSIGNMENT 03 -


Total Mark: 100 Marks = 100%


Mark weight: 100%


ASSIGNMENT 03
Due date 31 AUGUST 2022
Study material Schwale: Covers chapters 6, 7, 9, and 11 also refer to
Total marks othermarks
100 good IT or software project management
textbooks.




Instructions:


1. Download and complete this assignment and submit it online in a .pdf format by performing the
calculations.


2. The following unique number has to be assigned to the assignment: see the assessment 3 page of
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3. Show all your working (calculations). Full marks will not be awarded if you do not show your
workout.

,QUESTION 1 [37 Marks]


QUESTIONS THAT ARE BASED ON THE CONTENT OF CHAPTER 6




1.1 In addition to the information in your textbook, identify and read accredited articles
and open source textbooks on project schedule management particularly on IT or
software project management, read through the documents and provide a discussion
on project schedule management.
(12)




Note: this question will be marked using the below rubric:

,References and links 0 – No provision of references
(for only online and links
materials)
1 – Provision of references and
links but for non-accredited
materials


2 – Provision of references
and links for only accredited
articles or textbook.


3 – Provision of references
and links for only accredited
articles or textbook.


Definition 0 – The discussion did not
provide a definition of project
schedule management.


0 – The definition of project
schedule management is not
based on student
understanding.


1 – minimal definition of
project schedule management
is included in the discussion


3 – Detailed definition of
project schedule management
is covered in the discussion.
Important 0 – The important of project
schedule management is not
covered in the discussion

, 0 – The important of project
schedule management covered
is not based on student
understanding.


3 – Why project schedule
management is important is
fully covered in the discussion.
The main steps or 0 – The main steps or
processes involved processes involved in project
schedule management is not
covered in the discussion


0 – The main steps or
processes of project schedule
management covered is not
based on student
understanding and words.


3 – The discussion covered in
detail the main steps or
processes involved project
schedule management.


Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a
production process or manufacturing process. Scheduling is used to allocate plant and
machinery resources, plan human resources, plan production processes and purchase materials.
Forward scheduling is planning the tasks from the date resources become available to determine
the shipping date or the due date. Backward scheduling is planning the tasks from the due date or
required-by date to determine the start date and/or any changes in capacity required.
While project time management is just one of the ten PMP knowledge areas, it is vital to manage
the project as well as measure project performance. This area of project management is focused
on controlling of time that it takes to complete not a project but also various tasks within that
project.