You work for Motorola in its global cell phone group . You have been made projec
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You work for Motorola in its global cell phone group. You have been made project manager for the design of a new cell phone model. Your supervisors have already scoped the project so you have a list showing the work breakdown structure and this includes major project activities. You must plan the project schedule and calculate project duration and project costs. Your boss wants the schedule and cost on his desk tomorrow morning?
Identify slack in the activities not on the project critical path?
Your boss would like you to suggest changes that could be made to the project that would significantly shorten it. What you you suggest?
Explanation / Answer
Major Project Tasks / Activities
Activity Identification
Dependency
Duration (Weeks)
Product specifications (P)
Overall product specifications
Hardware specifications
Software specifications
P1
P2
P3
P4
-
P1
P1
P2, P3
4
5
5
2
Supplier specifications (S)
Hardware
Software
Market research
S1
S2
S3
P2
P3
P4
5
6
1
Product design (D)
Circuits
Battery
Display
Outer cover
User interface
Functionality
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
S1, D7
S1
S1
S3
S2
S1, S2, S3
D5, D6
8
1
2
4
4
1
4
Product integration (I)
Hardware
Software
Prototype testing
I1
I2
I3
D1,D2,D3, D4, D6
D7
I1, I2
3
5
5
Subcontracting (V)
Vendor selection
Contract negotiation
V1
V2
D7
I3, V1
10
2
Major Project Tasks / Activities
Activity Identification
Dependency
Duration (Weeks)
Product specifications (P)
Overall product specifications
Hardware specifications
Software specifications
P1
P2
P3
P4
-
P1
P1
P2, P3
4
5
5
2
Supplier specifications (S)
Hardware
Software
Market research
S1
S2
S3
P2
P3
P4
5
6
1
Product design (D)
Circuits
Battery
Display
Outer cover
User interface
Functionality
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
S1, D7
S1
S1
S3
S2
S1, S2, S3
D5, D6
8
1
2
4
4
1
4
Product integration (I)
Hardware
Software
Prototype testing
I1
I2
I3
D1,D2,D3, D4, D6
D7
I1, I2
3
5
5
Subcontracting (V)
Vendor selection
Contract negotiation
V1
V2
D7
I3, V1
10
2
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