Microsoft Project
Tasks - other topics exercise
Harder than average exercise

This Microsoft Project TASKS - OTHER TOPICS exercise is provided to allow potential course delegates to assess their suitability for the Wise Owl MICROSOFT PROJECT course only, and may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any format without the prior written consent of Wise Owl.

Exercise: Dinner Party - Task Types

A full answer to this exercise is provided as part of the training course!

1) Download the files needed to start this exercise: exercise-936.zip (and click here if you experience any problems unzipping this file after downloading it).
2) Open the file found in the folder shown above.
3) Before making the resource assignments indicated below assign the correct Task Type and decide if the task is Effort Driven.
Training exercise hint It may be helpful to add in the Type and Effort Driven fields to the entry table for visibility.
4) Use the resource dialog box to make the following assignments:
  • Decide on menu => Congenial Host & Hostess with the mostest
  • Create the shopping list => Hostess with the mostest
  • Do the shopping => Congenial Host
  • Prepare ingredients => Hostess with the mostest
  • Cook main course => Congenial Host
  • Arrange starters on a plate => Congenial Host
  • Lay Table => Congenial Host
  • Serve Food => Hostess with the mostest
  • Enjoy => Congenial Host, Hostess with the mostest & Guests (4).
5) Time is running short so we only have 10 minutes to lay the table, how many people do we need to achieve this?
6) Your finished project should look similar to the below:
Exercise screen-shot 2159 Change the zoom levels to review the plan in more details.
7) Save the updated file as Dinner Party Planned and close it down.

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