Managing the Information Systems
Search the web for four different project management software packages. What are the relative strengths and weaknesses of each packaged software? What advice would you give to someone intending to buy project management soft ware for his or her PC? Why? 2. A project has been defined to contain the following list of activities along with their required times for completion. Activity No. Activity Time (Weeks) Immediate Predecessors 1 Collect Requirements 2 — 2 Analyze processes 3 1 3 Analyze data 3 2 4 Design processes 7 2 5 Design Data 6 2 6 Design screens 1 3,4 7 Design Reports 5 4,5 8 Program 4 6,7 9 Test and document 8 7 10 Install 2 8,9 a. Show the Gantt Chart for the activities. b. Calculate the earliest expected completion time of the project (in weeks). c. What would happen if activity 6 were revised to take six weeks instead of one week (be specific)? You must use MS Project to show the Gantt Chart. Deliverables This in an individual-level assignment. You can talk and get consultation from your class mates, however, you cannot submit the same paper. You have to prepare your own work. Those who submit same papers will receive zero. Your deliverable should include: The answer to the questions above. The answer should be 3-4 paragraphs (400 words maximum), double spaced.
