Design feasibility study

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1. Set this Exercise project plan toTask Type Fixed Duration. Start the project on December 1. Use the default Standard Calendar with no holidays.

2. Enter the following task names and durations.  Be sure the Timescale is set to Month/Year (Middle Tier) and Weeks (Bottom Tier).  Also, summarize tasks into phases.

Plan Phase

Plan the Project                      3d

Gather Requirements                8d

Review Requirements                2d

Design Phase

Design Feasibility Study            12d

Design / Analysis                     17d

Build Prototype Phase

1st Generation Build                  12d

Competitive Engine Evaluation    17d

Customer Input                       7d

Test Phase

1st Life Test                           32d

Final Design Life Test               17d

Performance Development         10d

Field Test                              32d

Production Rollout                   0d

3. Save the file with the following filename format, "Assign4<your_name> yymmdd,"  ie. Assign4DOlson171024.

4. Link the tasks shown below. Note that some tasks have more than one predecessor.

Task

Predecessor(s)

Plan the Project

 

Gather Requirements

Plan the Project

Review Requirements

Gather Requirements

 

 

Design Feasibility Study

Review Requirements

Design/Analysis

Design Feasibility Study

 

 

1st Generation Build

Design Feasibility Study

Competitive Engine Evaluation

1st Generation Build

Customer Input

1st Generation Build

 

 

1st Life Test

Design/Analysis

Competitive Engine Evaluation

Customer Input

Final Design Life Test

1st Life Test

Performance Development

Final Design Life Test

Field Test

Final Design Life Test

 

 

Production Rollout

Performance Development

Field Test

Assign the following Resources and Work estimates to the tasks listed below.  Use $50/hour as the rate for all resources.

Be sure that the project plan has the Task Type Fixed Duration. 

Task                                        Resource Name                     Work

 

Plan the Project                     Project Leader                    8h

                                          Design Engineer                   4h

                                          Product Marketing                4h

                                          Production Supervisor           4h

                                          Quality Control Specialist       4h

 

Gather Requirements              Project Leader                       16h

                                         Design Engineer                      8h

                                         Product Marketing                   8h

                                         Production Supervisor              8h

                                         Quality Control Specialist          8h

 

Review Requirements             Project Leader                        8h

                                         Design Engineer                      4h

                                         Product Marketing                   4h

                                         Production Supervisor              4h

                                         Quality Control Specialist         4h

 

Design Feasibility Study         Design Engineer                      30h

                                         Product Marketing                  20h

 

Design/Analysis                     Design Engineer                     30h

                                         Product Engineer                    45h

                                         Tooling Engineer                     8h

 

1st Generation Build               Production Engineer               10h

                                         Production Supervisor             5h

 

Competitive Engine Eval.        Design Engineer                     15h

                                         Test Technician                    15h

                                         Quality Control Specialist        15h

                                         Product Marketing                 8h

 

Customer Input                     Product Marketing                 10h

                                         Design Engineer                     1h

 

1st Life Test                        Test Technician                     30h

                                         Production Engineer               15h

 

Final Design Life Test            Design Engineer                     15h

                                        Quality Control Specialist         15h

                                        Test Technician                     15h

 

Performance Development     Design Engineer                      16h

                                        Production Engineer                 8h

                                        Product Marketing                   4h

 

Field Test                           Test Technician                      30h

Production Rollout                                                           -None-

5. Submit the MS Project Plan to the appropriate Dropbox.  Be sure to follow the Microsoft Project Guide example and the grading rubric for settings and final submission format of the plan.

Reference no: EM131700631

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