Scenario Information You are assuming the role of the project manager for a comp

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Scenario Information

You are assuming the role of the project manager for a company called SuperPacks to provide a new backpack product with a built-in refrigeration pouch and radio module. Your customer for this project is the U.S. Army, Ground Forces and Special Operations. As the project manager for your team, you will be submitting to your manager a project management report.

Instructions

Having been recently hired by the company, you will assume the role of the assigned project manager overseeing the design, development, production, and delivery of the new product. The details below provide a summary of your company's project:

Company type (name your company): A small defense contractor located in the United States of America

Company size (employees): 100

Product: Backpack with built-in refrigerated pouch and radio module

Awarded quantity: 200 units - 100 assigned to Ground Forces / 100 assigned to Special Operations

Program Budget: Proposed award: $1,500,000

Customer: U.S. Army, Ground Forces and Special Operations Unit

Award date: Current Date

Completion date: Two years from current date

Delivery schedule: 100 units, 12months ARO (after receipt of order). 50 units every 3 months after first delivery

Milestone Schedule:

First delivery:

Second delivery:

Last delivery:

First milestone payment (from the customer):

Second milestone payment:

Final milestone payment:

Initial program review (at the customer's site):

Subsequent program reviews: 6 months after the initial review

Expected Result from Senior Management

On-time delivery for the three stated product deliverables

Desire to complete the total program under the stated budget of $1,500,000

All milestones accomplished by due dates listed

Supplemental contract for future additional units (backpacks)

You will be submitting to your manager, using the Final Project Report Template in Microsoft Word or similar, a project management report, which will include the following:

Executive summary

Project background/project overview

Major activities/milestones

Project closure synopsis

Project metrics performance

Project management issues

Project closure recommendations

Explanation / Answer

SuperPacks
Project Scope: Production and delivery of Backpacks to U.S.Army

September 5, 2018

Overview

1.    Executive Summary

This document is intended to give the overview of the project received from US army to Superpacks. The project has been awarded to Superpack to provide a customized backpack for U.S. army which can help them in critical conditions. This report contains the overview and the primary and secondary requirements for the project. Superpacks is a defense contractor company having an employee strength of 100 and is constantly delivering quality product from last 10 years to U.S. army.

2.    Project Background and Description

U.S army requires a special type of backpack for their ground staffs. This backpack should contain a refrigeration chamber so that they can keep their food and drinks for a longer period in adverse conditions. The requirement is 200 units of backpacks from which 100 units will be provided to ground force and 100 units will be given to special forces.

3.    Project Scope

The project requires the design development of the special type backpack by Superpacks. The research and development team should provide a robust design of the backpack having a refrigerated chamber and can withstand the higher temperature conditions without fail. The project needs to be completed in a two year time period.100 units have to be delivered on or before 9th September 2019 and 50 units every 3 months after the first delivery.

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