(i) Arrange the activities of Table 1 into the 3 areas of work

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(i) Arrange the activities of Table 1 into the 3 areas of work.

(ii) Draw a 3-level WBS chart with the task owners (i.e. persons-in-charge) clearly indicated.

(iii) Create a Project Plan using Microsoft Project software showing the Budgeted Project Cost and the Gantt Chart. The cost table must include information on Total Project Cost and how it is broken down into other activity costs. The Gantt Chart must show the following columns along with a suitable bar chart: Task Name, Duration, Start Date, Finish Date, Predecessors and Resource Names. Just before the project started, the CEO spoke to Rajesh, looking grim. Company finances were bad. The first staycation must be conducted over the weekend of 14-16 May.

(iv) Evaluate the impact of this requirement on the project schedule in the Gantt Chart that you have prepared. Suggest suitable remedies as necessary.

SECTION I Case Scenario Merlion Holiday Pte Ltd is a travel agency that focuses on outbound tours to Europe, Australia and the United States of America. With the COVID19 outbreak, its business has ground to a complete halt. Thanks to the quick Wage Support Scheme Government response, Merlion Holiday has been able to keep its core employees, though it had to let go of non-essential staff. Even with this, it could not sustain itself over the long term. Hence the CEO, Mr Jack Chua, had to come with alternative business strategies to save his business. He observed that the local COVID19 infection rates had improved dramatically when compared to that of other countries. While many international borders remained closed, Singapore was opening up and encouraging its residents to patronise the local hospitality industry. The Government has even given out hospitality vouchers to its citizens! Jack saw an opportunity to re-focus his business on inbound tours, not for overseas tourists, but for local Singaporeans and decided to venture into staycation packages. His idea was to partner with local hotels, bus companies, tour guides and places of interest to run local tours complete with hotel stays, meals, entertainment and visits to places of interest. These other businesses are also desperate for customers. Merlion would focus on planning, marketing and selling these staycation packages. Jack has formed a full-time project team to work on this new range of products. The team consists of Joseph Teo, Farah Liyana, and Rajesh Ganesan. Currently, Joseph is the company’s Tours Operations Manager, Farah Liyana is the Administration manager and Rajesh is the Sales Manager. As Jack had other businesses to attend to, he decided to put Rajesh in charge of the project. Along with forming the project team, Jack has formulated the following charter: develop viable 3-day staycation packages along with schedule, costing, pricing and marketing plans. The project will formally start on 1 Feb 2021 and include the first staycation package. The project should end with a project review meeting to be conducted anytime within a week of the first staycation. It must take into account all relevant public holidays in Singapore. A total of $8,000 has been set aside for the project. The project team understood the seriousness of their mission. There are 3 major activities to be carried out: Admin & Coordination, Product Development and Marketing. The team discussed among themselves and came out with the collective plan shown in table 1 below. Assume you are Rajesh. Develop a Project Plan and answer the questions that follow. (i) Arrange the activities of Table 1 into the 3 areas of work. (ii) Draw a 3-level WBS chart with the task owners (i.e. persons-in-charge) clearly indicated. (iii) Create a Project Plan using Microsoft Project software showing the Budgeted Project Cost and the Gantt Chart. The cost table must include information on Total Project Cost and how it is broken down into other activity costs. The Gantt Chart must show the following columns along with a suitable bar chart: Task Name, Duration, Start Date, Finish Date, Predecessors and Resource Names. Just before the project started, the CEO spoke to Rajesh, looking grim. Company finances were bad. The first staycation must be conducted over the weekend of 14-16 May. (iv) Evaluate the impact of this requirement on the project schedule in the Gantt Chart that you have prepared. Suggest suitable remedies as necessar Note: All tables, reports and charts must be shown using Ms Project software. Other formats are not acceptable and will be scored as zero. You are not allowed to attach your mpp file and direct the reader to view the reports in your mpp file.