Chapter 3, Managing and Defining Tasks

Task management practice

This exercise is designed to help you practice the lessons learned in this chapter on defining and managing tasks in Microsoft Project. You will create a project plan to develop a website, define tasks, set task durations, create a Gantt chart, establish task relationships, and manage lag and lead times. This exercise will reinforce your understanding of effective task management and ensure that you can apply these skills to real-world projects.

1. Create a new project plan:
   1. Open Microsoft Project and create a new project.
   2. Set the project start date and other relevant project information.
2. Define tasks and durations. Enter the following tasks and their durations required to complete the website development project:
   1. Project initiation (2 days)
   2. Requirements gathering (5 days)
   3. Design phase (10 days)
   4. Development phase (20 days)
   5. Testing phase (7 days)
   6. Deployment (3 days)
   7. Project closure (2 days)
3. Gantt Chart View:
   1. Use...