The ARC Company specializes in developing and selling a wide range of high-quality scooters. Sales representatives report that there is a growing demand for racing scooters. ARC's president, Robin Lane, is excited about the possibilities and predicts that one day these kinds of razor scooters will be featured in X-Game events. ARC is a small company and uses a strong matrix to optimally utilize limited manpower.
The Project Priority Matrix for the Red Zuma Project is:
Time
Constrain
Enhance
Accept
x
SCOJl•
x
Cost
x
Part 1
You are a member of a project team assigned to develop the new razor scooter code named "Red Zuma." Table A2.5 contains the information necessary to create a project schedule. For the purpose of this case assume the following:
1. The project begins January 2, 2015.
2. The following holidays are observed: January 1, Martin Luther King Day
(third Monday in January), Memorial Day (last Monday in May), July 4th,
Labor Day (first Monday in September), Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in
November), December 25.
3. If a holiday falls on a Saturday, then Friday will be given as an extra d<ty off, and if it falls on a Sunday, then Monday will be given as a day off. lf December
25th falls on a Friday then Monday will not be given a day off.
4. The project team works eight-hour clays, Monday through Friday.
Appendix 2 Co111puter
TABLE A2.5
Red Zu1na: Project
Schedule
ID
Task Name
Duration
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
1 Red Zuma Project
1.1 Market Analysis
1.2 Product Design
1.3 Manufacturing Study
1.4 Product Design Selection
1.5 Detailed Marketing Plan
1.6 Manufacturing Process
1.7 Detailed Product Design
1.8 Build Prototypes
1.9 Lab Test Prototypes
1.10 Field Test Prototypes
1.11 Finalized Product Design
1.12 Final Manufacturing Process
1.13 Order Components
1.14 Order Production Equipment
1.15 lnstall Production Equipment
1.16 Celebrate
260 days
25 days
30 days
20 days
10 days
15days
30 days
45 days
25 days
10