Coit12208 The Resolving Resource Allocation Assessment Answers

The case study simulates a project management scenario where the student takes on the role of project manager. The case information is not complete so where necessary students will have to argue the pros and cons of any assumptions they make. If necessary, students are expected to find relevant information in the academic literature to justify their answers and provide appropriate references.
The following information is provided to assist students to develop their assessment solution:
Product development case description
Specific assessment questions that must be answered
Information regarding the submission of the assessment
Marking guide

Important notes regarding assignment submission
1. You must aim to submit your assignment at least 1 hour before the due date. This will avoid unnecessary late penalties if you have any technical issues while submitting your assignment.
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Preparation for the assignment
1. You must complete the MP practicals 1 and 2 before you start this assignment.
2. You must also complete practical 3 before you attempt to add resources to your assignment.
You are required to take your Microsoft Project practical’s and this assignment to your tutorial/practical classes from week 3 onwards. The course is scheduled to commence the practical’s in week 3 and you are expected to start work on this assignment in week 6 (or earlier).

Over allocation problem is present in the project and it can be resolved by resource levelling. It is identified that while resources of the project are levelled, the activities that are associated with this project are not disjointed and therefore adjustment is not reflected on the separate assignment on the tasks. It is analysed that for levelling the project resources, the duration of the project is increases but the cost that is associated with this project are remains the same.

b) Comparison

WHA_PartAQ1.mpp		WHA_PartAQ2.mpp
Total duration	Total cost	Total duration	Total cost
177 days	$657,120.00	301days	$657,120.00

c) Difference between the mpp files

 It is found that in Part AQ1mpp, the time that is generally needed for completing the project is around 177 days whereas in PartAQ2, it is reflected that the time that is generally required for completing the project is around 301days. The change in the duration of the project is generally because of levelling the resources of the project that are generally overallocated.

d) Problems in Ms project after levelling of resources

It is found that after levelling the resources of the project, there is no change in the sequence of the tasks however the duration of the project generally changes after the resources of the project are levelled.

Part A question 3

Memo To: Harold Steptoe From: << Student name >>, Project Manager Date: 13-09-18 Sub: Providing details about the planning stage completion.

Message  The planning phase of the project is properly deliberate and it is identified that the whole project will be completed successfully within the time-period of 301 days by presumptuous that the whole project will usually started on 1st October 2018. It is found that the project will be completed by 23rd December 2019. It is found that the duration of the project generally enhances due to levelling of project resources which are mainly related with the project. The duration of the project can be reduced by hiring a more number of people so that the project activities can be accomplished successfully within a small period of time. In addition to this, the projected cost for each of the resource of the project is provided in the below table: Resource Name Cost Craft Artisan (CA) $ 95.00/hr Business Analyst (BA) $ 120.00/hr Knowledge Analysis (KA) $ 110.00/hr Software engineers (SE) $ 110.00/hr Network engineers (NE) $ 110.00/hr Mechanical Engineer (ME) $ 100.00/hr Workshop Assistant (WA) $ 50.00/hr Accommodation $ 100.00 Flight $ 200.00

The project schedule is provided below:

Part A question 4

Explanation for the resource choice

 It is found that software engineer must be added for reducing the duration of the project.

Comparison

WHA_PartAQ3.mpp		WHA_PartAQ4.mpp
Total duration	Total cost	Total duration	Total cost
286.5 days	$657,120.00	301 days	$657,120.00

Explanation

It is found that we have shortened “system population” of both purchase order and human resource in order to decrease the time period of the project. It is found that the entire time period of the project reduced to 286.5 days after levelling the overallocated resources. The differences in both PartAQ3 and PartAQ4 due to overcoming the project resources.

Part A question 5 

a) Project risks

Quality issues	Impact	Probability	Degree
Improper analysis of project quality	Due to improper analysis of project, the quality of the project gets affected.	High	High
Inappropriate platform configuration	Due to improper configuration of the project, the project quality can get affected	High	High

b) Incorporating activities in WBS

WBS number	Task Name	Duration	Resource
5.2.2	After platform configuration testing needs to be dine for ensuring that configuration is done properly	2 days	Software engineer

Part A question 6

The tasks that are left out of the project will generally help in making the project include:

• Training of team members and
• Project Review

Change	Impact on Project duration	Explanation
Sprint 1	Longer	Sprint 1 started at the same time as the as the Leichardt Workshop
Sprint 2	Longer	Sprint 2 finish at the same time when the completion of testing of the HRM
Sprint 3	Shorter	It started at once Hardware contracts are awarded.
Sprint 4	Shorter	It started after the testing phase gets completed.

Change	Impact on Project Cost	Explanation
Sprint 1	Greater	This is because of adding new resources KE, WA.
Sprint 2	Greater	This is due to adding new resources WA, CA and BA.
Sprint 3	Greater	This is due to adding new resources like KE and WA
Sprint 4	Lesser	This is due to reduction in the duration in completing the activity from 3 weeks to 2 weeks.

Bibliography

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