MS Project Class Exercise

1. Open a new blank project file.

2. Set the Project Start Date from 20th December 2016.
3. Set the Scheduling Option to be Automatic.
4. Apply Password to the file and Save it.
5. Set a six day working week, leaving only Sunday off.
6. Set 25th December and 23rd March as public holidays
7. Enter the following tasks and durations.

8. Edit Task 4 (Power Service) to give it the name Install Temporary Power

Service.
9. Insert a blank task above Sign Contract and Notice to Proceed and enter
the new task Get Permits with a duration of 2 days.
10.

Add five new tasks below Install 2nd floor Joists

a. Frame 2nd Floor decking of 2 days
b. Frame 2nd Floor Walls of 3 days
c. Frame Second Floor Corners of 2 days
d. Conduct Roof Framing of 3 days
e. Conduct Framing Inspection of 1 day

11.

Move the task Get Permits Above the task Clear Lot.

12.

Link all tasks.

13. Enter a Milestone task for Home construction Complete at the end of the
project.
14.

Insert new one day task General Conditions on the top of all the tasks

15.

Insert a new one day task Site Work above Clear Lot

16.

Insert a new one day task Foundation above Excavate for foundations

17.

Insert a new one day task Framing above Install first floor Joists

18.

Select the task No 2 and 3 and indent them below General Conditions

19. Select the tasks Clear Lot through to Install Underground Utilities and
indent them below Site Work.
20. Select the tasks Excavate Foundations through to Backfill foundations
and indent them below Foundations.
21. Select the tasks Install First floor Joists through to Conduct framing
inspections and indent them below Framing.5
22. Attach a note to the Get Permits task reading Obtaining permits may
increase in duration by as much as 4 weeks.
23. Clear lot and install temporary power service can have a link type of
Start-Start.

24. Add a lag of 2 days between Excavate for foundations and form
basement walls
25.

Split task Cure Basement Walls for 3 days.

26.

Assign resources to the tasks

27. Adjust time scale setting to reflect top tier as Quarter, middle tier as month
and bottom tier as weeks.
28.

Create a filter of all tasks with duration greater than 2 days.

29.

Clear the filter

30. Create a new column to reflect the location of all the activities as per
following
a. Locate a new Site

New Field Unit

b. Write Proposals

Head Office

c. Site Remodelling

New Field Unit

d. Board Approval

Head Office

e. Disconnect Connect Computers Head office

f. Disassemble Furniture

Head Office

g. Move Furniture

Head Office

h. Reassemble Furniture

New Field Unit

i. Reconnect Computers

New Field Unt

j. Move Warehouse

Head Office

k. Move Complete

Head Office

31.

Create a filer of all of the tasks having their location of Head office

32.

Create a Group on the Location field