Include the following (one page) printouts: A Gantt chart A network diagram highlighting the critical path. A schedule table reporting ES, LS, EF, LF and slack for each activity, Hints: Change the timescale to months and weeks. The estimated duration of the project is 135 days Remember: Save your files for future exercises! The following information has been derived from the WBS. Note that the activity number is what appears in the software with the complete WBS entered, 9 Duration 20 30 15 No Novo 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 19 20 21 Activity Need survey Set product specs Shelf life report Nutrition report Select fruit suppliers Equipment rehab Production trials Quality trials Quality metrics Quality training Market testing Package design Select distributors Complete FDA certification Register trademark Prepare product launch und . w Predecessors) None 3 4 4 5,6 4 7.9 10 11 12 5,6 15 5.6 7.15 7.15 13, 16, 17, 19FS +25 days. 20F5 + 15 days 15 wish Stars Part 2 Remember the old saying, "A project plan is not a schedule until resources are com- mitted." This exercise illustrates this sometime subtle, but important point, Using your files from Part 1 input resources and their costs if you have not already done so. All information is found in Tables A2.1 and A2.2. Prepare a memo that addresses the following questions: 1. Which if any of the resources are overallocated? 2. Assume that the project is time constrained and try to resolve any overallocation problems by leveling within slack. What happens? 3. What is the impact of leveling within slack on the sensitivity of the network? Include a Gantt chart with the schedule table after leveling within slack. 4. Assume the project is resource constrained and resolve any overallocation problems by leveling outside of slack. What happens? Appendix 2 Computer PE 619 TABLE A21 Resource Assignments Activity Need survey Set product specs Shelf life report Nutrition report Select fruit suppliers Equipment rehab Production trials Quality trials Quality metrics Quality training Market testing Package design Select distributors Complete FDA certification Register trademark Prepare product launch Resources MRKT (500) RED (4001. MRKT (200% RED 300%) RED (300% PURCH (100%) ENG (1,000%), PROD (2,000 PROD (1.500%).PURCH (100%). ENG (1.000 QUAL(3009)PROD (500X) QUAL (3005). PROD (100%) QUAL (300%). PROD (1.500 MRKT (500%) DESIGN (300%), MRKT (100%) MRKT (500) LEGAL (300% LEGAL (30099 QUAL (3004), PURCH (2004), PROD (1.500 MRKT (5008). ENG (500%), R&D (100%) TABLE A2.2 Resources Availability and Pay Rates Resource Marketing staff RED Engineering Purchasing Quality engineers Designers Legal statt Production Abbrev MRKT RSD ENG PURCH QUAL DESIGN LEGAL PROD Available 5 5 10 2 3 3 3 20 Hourly rate 5 80 $ 307 $100 $50 $ 80 $ 60 $120h $ 60 Include a Gantt chart with the schedule table after leveling outside of slack Note: No splitting of activities is allowed. Note: No partial assignments (e.... 50 percent). All resources must be assigned 100 percent Part 3 Top management has accepted the July 19th completion schedule created at the end of Part 2. Prepare a brief memo that addresses the following questions 1. How much will the project cost? What is the most expensive activity? 2 What does the cash flow statement tell you about how costs are distributed over the life span of the project? Include a monthly cash flow for the project. Once you are confident that you have the final schedule, save the file as a baseline Hint: Save a backup file just in case without baseline! 620 Appendix 2 Computer Pan TABLE A23 Status Report March 31, 2012 Activity Need survey Set product Specs Shelf life report Nutrition report Equipment rehab Actual Start 1/3/12 2/3/12 2/29/12 3/14/12 2/29/12 Actual Finish 2/2/12 2/28/12 3/13/12 3/19/12 Actual Duration 22 18 10 4 23 Remaining Duration 0 0 0 0 12 = Part 4 A Assume that today is March 31, 2012, and Table A2.3 contains the tracking informa- tion for the project up till now. Enter this information into your saved baseline file and prepare a status report for the first three months of the POM+ project. Your status report should also address the following questions: 1. How is the project progressing in terms of cost and schedule? 2. What activities have gone well? What activities have not gone well? 3. What do the PCIB and PCIC indicate in terms of how much of the project has been accomplished to date? 4. What is the forecasted cost at completion (EAC)? What is the predicted VAC? 5. Report and interpret the TCPI for the project at this point in time. 6. What is the estimated date of completion? 7. How well is the project doing in terms of its priorities? Try to present the above information in a form worthy of consideration by top management Include an Earned Value table and a Tracking Gantt Chart. Note: Insert March 31, 2012, as the status date in the Project Information box. Part 4 B Assume that today is May 31, 2012, and Table A24 contains the tracking information for the project up till now. Enter this information into your saved baseline file and pre- pare a status report for the POM+ project. Your status report should address the following questions: 1. How is the project progressing in terms of cost and schedule? 2. What activities have gone well? What activities have not gone well? 3. What do the PCIB and PCIC indicate in terms of how much of the project has been accomplished to date? 4. What is the forecasted cost at completion (EAC)? What is the predicted VAC? 5. Report and interpret the TCPI for the project at this point in time. 6. What is the estimated date of completion? 7. How well is the project doing in terms of its priorities? Try to present the above information in a form worthy of consideration by top, management Include an Earned Value table and a Tracking Gantt Chart Note: Insert May 31, 2012. as the status date in the Project Information box