GSBA/MSIT 573
Session Three Tuesday 13 June 2006 TimeLine and Objectives
NOTE CLASS MEETS IN AW 221
Assignment Due: Assignment 2
Session Materials
chapter seven - cost management
chapter 11
risk file
golden years
pivot_file
   
 
Session Topics
Planning, Selecting, and Managing the Project
Using Excel as a Project Management Tool
Learning Objectives
Be able to describe an overall framework for project integration
Explain the strategic planning process and apply different project selection methods
Discuss the process of creating a preliminary project scope statement
Understand why we track project process in a project schedule.
Describe the process of monitoring and controlling project work
Understand the elements that make good project scope mgmt important
Specific Excel Functions:
use absolute cell references in a formula.
use the IF function to enter one value or another in a cell on the basis of a logical test.
use excel to answer what-if questions
use the goal seek command to analyze worksheet data
create and use a template
drill an entry through a worksheet
summarize data using consolidation
use excel's scenario manager to record and save different sets of what-if assumptions
and the corresponding results.
create a scenario summary of scenarios
create a PivotTable
Session Deliverables
risk.xls
Schedule
530 Session Begins
530-700 Chapter 4 Lecture
700-720 Break
720-845 In class Lab Examples