(MS Project Assignment) Part I 6 Management Consulting Computer designs and manufactures high tech devices for public consumption Currently, the J6 Management Consulting executive team is considering the development of a new version of their popular smartphone. As with all their products, they intend to design the smartphone to meet current trends and manufacture the device in house to maintain quaity standards. Estimates have been made regarding the development project to take it to the point of operational manufacture. The estimates are based on the results of the projects for the two prior versions. The company requires meeting the product specifications, prefers to complete the project as close to schedule as possible, and is willing to assume some additional costs if necessary to meet a tighter schedule Part 1. Use the information provided in Table 1 to develop the project schedule. Assume that the project will begin on December 1, 2018 A standard work week is to be applied to the schedule with the only recognized holidays being New Year's Day, MLK Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after, and December 25th and 26ch. If a holday falls on the weekend, the employees are out of luck. Lags and times units are shown in the notes to Table 1. First, develop the schedule without considering resources. Next, add the resources and determine the shortest feasible schedule as constrained by the resources in Table 2. Assume that tasks cannot be split. Write a memo to the executives about the schedule and any resource issues associated with the schedule. Consider carefully what to consider and how to structure the memo. Table 1. Activity requirements input this table in your Microsoft Project Application software. Task Description 1 Market 3 Manufacturing Pl 20 10 15 30 Product Feature Selection 25 5 Develop Marketing Plan 6 Design Manufacturing Process 7 Detaled Smartphone 8 Prototype Testing Finalize Product 10 6,8 Order Parts 14 12 Install Equipment Notes: lag follows of 10 follows of 30 d duration sin Table 2. Resources Available for Project Duration (MS Project Assignment) Part I 6 Management Consulting Computer designs and manufactures high tech devices for public consumption Currently, the J6 Management Consulting executive team is considering the development of a new version of their popular smartphone. As with all their products, they intend to design the smartphone to meet current trends and manufacture the device in house to maintain quaity standards. Estimates have been made regarding the development project to take it to the point of operational manufacture. The estimates are based on the results of the projects for the two prior versions. The company requires meeting the product specifications, prefers to complete the project as close to schedule as possible, and is willing to assume some additional costs if necessary to meet a tighter schedule Part 1. Use the information provided in Table 1 to develop the project schedule. Assume that the project will begin on December 1, 2018 A standard work week is to be applied to the schedule with the only recognized holidays being New Year's Day, MLK Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after, and December 25th and 26ch. If a holday falls on the weekend, the employees are out of luck. Lags and times units are shown in the notes to Table 1. First, develop the schedule without considering resources. Next, add the resources and determine the shortest feasible schedule as constrained by the resources in Table 2. Assume that tasks cannot be split. Write a memo to the executives about the schedule and any resource issues associated with the schedule. Consider carefully what to consider and how to structure the memo. Table 1. Activity requirements input this table in your Microsoft Project Application software. Task Description 1 Market 3 Manufacturing Pl 20 10 15 30 Product Feature Selection 25 5 Develop Marketing Plan 6 Design Manufacturing Process 7 Detaled Smartphone 8 Prototype Testing Finalize Product 10 6,8 Order Parts 14 12 Install Equipment Notes: lag follows of 10 follows of 30 d duration sin Table 2. Resources Available for Project Duration