Conveyor Belt Project
Conveyor Belt Project
Part 1
Project Description: The new computer-controlled conveyor belt is an exciting project that moves and positions items on the conveyor belt within <1 millimeter. The proposed project will produce a new system for future installations, and for replacement of those in the field, at a low cost. The computer-controlled conveyor belt has the potential to be a critical unit in 30 percent of the systems installed in factories. The new system is also easier to update with future technologies. The Project Priority Matrix for the Conveyor Belt Project (CBP) is:
Constrain
Time
Enhance
Scope
Accept
Cost
Table 1 has been developed for you to use in completing the project exercises.
Assignment: Develop the WBS outline using the software available to you.
Table 1 - WBS
Hardware
Hardware specifications
Hardware design
Hardware documentation
Prototypes
Order circuit boards
Assemble preproduction models
Operating system
Kernel specifications
Drivers
Disk drivers
Serial I/O drivers
Memory management
Operating system documentation
Network interface
Utilities
Utilities specifications
Routine utilities
Complex utilities
Utilities documentation
Shell
System integration
Architectural designs
Integration first phase
System hard/software test
Project documentation
Integration acceptance testing
Question: Does this information (WBS) allow you to define any milestones of the project? Why or why not? What are they?
Part 2
Use your file from Part 1 and the information provided below to complete this exercise. (See Table 2)
1. Each work package will represent an activity.
2. The project begins January 3, 2006.
3. The following holidays are observed: January 1, Memorial Day (last Monday in May), July 4th, Labor Day (first Monday in September), Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in November), December 25 and 26.
4. If a holiday falls on a Saturday then Friday will be given as an extra day off, and if it falls on a
Part 1
Project Description: The new computer-controlled conveyor belt is an exciting project that moves and positions items on the conveyor belt within <1 millimeter. The proposed project will produce a new system for future installations, and for replacement of those in the field, at a low cost. The computer-controlled conveyor belt has the potential to be a critical unit in 30 percent of the systems installed in factories. The new system is also easier to update with future technologies. The Project Priority Matrix for the Conveyor Belt Project (CBP) is:
Constrain
Time
Enhance
Scope
Accept
Cost
Table 1 has been developed for you to use in completing the project exercises.
Assignment: Develop the WBS outline using the software available to you.
Table 1 - WBS
Hardware
Hardware specifications
Hardware design
Hardware documentation
Prototypes
Order circuit boards
Assemble preproduction models
Operating system
Kernel specifications
Drivers
Disk drivers
Serial I/O drivers
Memory management
Operating system documentation
Network interface
Utilities
Utilities specifications
Routine utilities
Complex utilities
Utilities documentation
Shell
System integration
Architectural designs
Integration first phase
System hard/software test
Project documentation
Integration acceptance testing
Question: Does this information (WBS) allow you to define any milestones of the project? Why or why not? What are they?
Part 2
Use your file from Part 1 and the information provided below to complete this exercise. (See Table 2)
1. Each work package will represent an activity.
2. The project begins January 3, 2006.
3. The following holidays are observed: January 1, Memorial Day (last Monday in May), July 4th, Labor Day (first Monday in September), Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in November), December 25 and 26.
4. If a holiday falls on a Saturday then Friday will be given as an extra day off, and if it falls on a