I need help with question $3$ Automated Interdiction System $($AIS$)$ Workstation Project

The project control manager, Karen, began to think about observing the results of her plans. She knew

that cost data was collected by control account and that control accounts were grouped under Work

Breakdown Structure $($WBS$)$ elements. Karen also knew that the WBS submitted with the proposal was

not defined in sufficient detail to permit a meaningful analysis. The customer had provided two levels with

the RFP$,$ and her company added one level in its proposal. Unsure of her latitude in extending the WBS$,$

Karen called her project manager, Broud Stearman, and arranged a meeting.

Her meeting with Broud was enlightening. Broud agreed that the WBS had to be extended; he was un$-$

willing to extend it by more than one level. Broud was convinced that too much granularity clouded per$-$

spective. Also, the availability of too much detail could result in problems with the customer. There was

nothing to hide. On the other hand, Broud liked the law of large numbers in formal reporting.

Karen retrieved the Statement of Work $($Attachment $1),$ the preliminary Configured Item Breakdown

$($Attachment $2),$ and the WBS $($Attachment $3)$ submitted with the proposal. Several hours later Broud

walked into Karen's office and offered to help with the extension $-$ he also had a stake in the outcome of

her work. Unfortunately, Broud was unfamiliar with software development activities.

Using the SOW, the preliminary Configured Item Breakdown and the preliminary WBS:

Expand the WBS to provide better visibility of progress.

Do you agree with Broud that the WBS should be extended by only one level?

How should multiple builds be handled? ITEM

$0001$ Design, develop, fabricate and test twenty $(20)$ Automated Workstation Consoles in accor$-$

dance with specification.

$0002$ Design, develop and test Automated Workstation Software in accordance with specifica$-$

tion. Includes Display Processor, Man$-$Machine Interface Processor and System as de$-$

fined in the specification.

$0003$ Design, develop, fabricate and test one $(1)$ Automated Workstation Test Set and associat$-$

ed operating software in accordance with the specification.

$0004$ Develop and deliver data in accordance with the Contract Data Requirements List.

$0005$ Provide project management functions required for the successful execution of the con$-$

tract. Software management shall be reported separately to the Contacting Officer.

$0006$ Provide System engineering functions required for the successful execution of the con$-$

tract. Software engineering management, software configuration management and soft$-$

ware quality assurance shall be reported separately to the Contracting Officer.

$0007$ Provide all support functions required for the successful execution of the contract, includ$-$

ing but not limited to$,$ system specialty engineering and logistics support. Chapter $2$ Case Study $2\mathrm{.}2$ Work Breakdown Structure Part $2$

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$\backslash$table$[[\backslash$table$[[$ATTACHMENT $2],[$Automated Workstation Configured Item Breakdown$],[$Part Level$]]],[1,2,3,4,5,$Part Title,Make$/$Buy$],[$X$,,,,,$Automated Workstation,M$],[,$X$,,,,$Console,M$],[,,\backslash$times $,,,$Display Processor $($DP$),$M$],[,,,$X$,,$DP Hardware,M$],[,,,,\backslash$times $,$CRT Assembly,M$],[,,,,$x$,$DP Circuit Cards,M$],[,,,,$x$,$Card Drawer,M$],[,,,,$x$,$Console Harness,M$],[,,,$x$,,$DP CSCI,M$],[,,,,$x$,$DP Firmware,B$],[,,,,$x$,$DP Software,M$],[,,\backslash$times $,,,$Man$-$Machine Interface $($MMI$),$M$],[,,,$X$,,$MMI Hardware,M$],[,,,,$x$,$Trackball Assembly,B$],[,,,,$x$,$Joystick Assembly,B$],[,,,,$x$,$LCD Assembly,B$]]$ ATTACHMENT $3$

Work Breakdown Structure $($WBS$)$

Level $1$

Level $2$

Level $3$

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Display

$1000000$

Automated Workstation

Development Program

Level$)$