Gantt Chart Case Study: Software Development Project
Project Description:
A tech company is working on a large software development project. The project involves designing, developing, testing, and
deploying a new software application. The team is distributed across the USA, India, and Germany.
Project Duration:
Six months or 26 weeks
Key Milestones:
Project Kickoff
Requirements Collection
Designing
Building
Testing
Launch
Project Wrap-Up
Team Distribution:
USA Team: Project Management, Design
India Team: Development, Testing
Germany Team: Requirements Gathering, Testing
Tasks and Timeline:
Week 1-2: Project Kickoff Week 1-2: Project Kickoff
Kickoff Meeting
Identifying Stakeholders
Initial Project Planning
Week 3-5: Requirements Collection
Conducting Requirement Workshops
Documenting Requirements
Reviewing and Approving Requirements
Week 6-9: Designing
Creating Design Specifications
Reviewing Design
Finalizing Design
Week 10-19: Building
Setting Up Development Environment
Developing Software Modules
Integrating Modules
Code Review
Week 20-24: Testing
Preparing Test Cases
Unit Testing
Integration Testing
User Acceptance Testing Week 25: Launch
Preparing Deployment Plan
Deploying Software
Providing Post-Deployment Support
Week 26: Project Wrap-Up
Reviewing Project
Documenting Lessons Learned
Finalizing Project Report
Submission Guidelines:
The assignment should be developed in Excel and formatted appropriately.
Each task should be clearly labeled and organized.
The assignment should be submitted as a PDF document.
Use of any Al tools to complete the task is strictly prohibited.what each of these functions performs within a software development.