Question $2\mathrm{.}2$ Description:

You are a project manager overseeing the design and programming of a new

software system to replace the old manual material requirements suite that was used

by the programme office. $($Note: see yourself as an IT project manager$)$

The activity table below was compiled with the entire team and the customer is

awaiting the final schedule and costs to prepare for the budgetary provision of the

entire project.

You are the project manager $($PM$)$ and Sifiso, Annie and Fani are reporting

DIRECTLY to you.

Note $($hint$)$:

When you calculate the S$-$curve, use the $$early start$$ as reference. Use the cost

column.

Study the Activity Table below and execute the following:

Activity Table

ID DESCRIPTION PREDECESSOR TIME#

RESOURCES COSTS RESPONSIBLE

A Receive Scope & Budget NONE $11$ R$30,000$ PM $($You$)$

B URS Received & signed off A $11$ R$30,000$ PM $($You$)$

C Feasibility Study A $21$ R$60,000$ Outsourced $($PM$)$

D System Software Spec. B$,$C $31$ R$90,000$ Peter $($reports to PM$)$

E Application S$/$W Planning B$,$C $43($complete$)$ Fani $($reports to PM$)$

F S$/$W License Design & Plan D$,$E $43($complete$)$ Annie $($reports to Fani$)$

G Application S$/$W Design D$,$E $53($complete$)$ Jan $($repots toFani$)$

H

MRP Gap Analysis

$($SPRINT$)$ F$,$G $43($complete$)$ Sifiso $($reports to Jan$)$

I Customisation of Apps S$/$W H $34($complete$)$ Fani $($reports to PM$)$

J

Client $-$ Programming

Teams H $79($complete$)$ Fani $($reports to PM$)$

K Test Server Module Tests I,J $1210($complete$)$ Peter $($reports to PM$)$

L Quality Management K $25($complete$)$ Peter $($reports to PM$)$

M Hand$-$over & Training L $23($complete$)$ Annie $($reports to Fani$)$

TOTAL $($complete$)$

# Time in WEEKS

$($Consider all resources employed at R$30,000/$week$)$

$1.$ Complete the COSTS column in the table below and add the TOTAL.

$2.$ YOU are the project manager and not all are reporting directly to you, draw a simple OBS

$($organisational breakdown structure$)$

$3.$ Draw a project network that includes all the activities.

$4.$ Show the critical path

$5.$ Calculate the total slack $($SHOW the total Slack$)$

$6.$ Draw a master schedule $($use costs, early start figures$)$

$7.$ Upload resources and develop a resource histogram.

$8.$ Develop an S$-$curve based on the information.

$(40)$