1) You are the project manager for a process improvement project for Company XYZ.

Following the figure like Exhibit 10.9 illustrate the weekly and cumulative costs for the resource-leveled project.

Hint: To accomplish this exercise, you'll need a project schedule in MS Excel (or by hand), a resource assignments, assign costs to each resource, and assign the resources to each task.Some resource leveling will be required.

In this project, you have 3 employees: Ann, Becky and Clive.Each person is limited to the amount of time allocated to your project.Ann and Becky are available 30 hours/week; Clive is available 20 hours/week.There hourly rates are: Ann: $60/hour; Becky: $35/hour; and Clive: $50/hour.

1.1 Operational definition 1.1.1 Research literature 3 Becky 1.1.2 Identify and define terms 1.1.1 Ann 1.1.3 Obtain approval of definition 1.1.2 2 Clive 1.2 Target Selection 1.2.1 Solicit partners for pilot 2 Ann 1.2.2 Hold brainstorming meeting 1.2.1 2 Becky 1.2.3 Identify characteristics of targets 1.2.2, 1.3.1 1 Ann 1.2.4 Obtain approval of partners 1.2.3, 1.1.2, 1 Clive 1.3.4 1.3 Question set 1.3.1 Identify process group members 2 Clive 1.3.2 Develop question set 1.2.3 Ann 1.3.3 Prototype and validate question 1.3.2 3 Becky set 1.3.4 Add partners 1.3.1, 1.2.1 3 Becky 1.4 Pilot process 1.4.1 Schedule with target audience 1.2.4 2 Becky 1.4.2 Conduct beta test 1.3.4, 1.2.4 2 Clive 1.4.3 Process feedback from target 1.4.2 2 Ann audience 1.4.4 Conduct pilot 1.4.3 2 Clive 1.4.5 Analyze results 1.4.4 2 CliveActivity Immediate Duration in Work Hours ID Activity Predecessor days Resource per Day A Evaluate freezers 2 Alcides 6 B Chart temperatures 6 Joan 4 C Review service record 2 Alcides Consult with HVAC D engineer A, B, C 3 Alcides E Develop construction plan D 10 Joan F Complete IC assignment E 2 Alcides G Complete ROI analysis E 5 Joan H Conduct regulatory review E 4 Joan Obtain construction approval F, G, H 2 Alcides