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BUSA 428
Fall 2017
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BUSA 428 Project
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PROJECT OBJECTIVE
This project attempts to address many of the topics covered in the course this semester.
Students will provide responses that directly answer the questions posed and execute
required tasks.
PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS
Copy entire document into a Word document and begin to respond to all questions
Be sure and address each question/request in detail
All graphs/charts/tables are to be produced in the native format (excel, project, etc.) and then
copied into the response area of the Word document
Post BOTH the Word document with all responses/graphs/charts/tables AND the objective
evidence (the native documents from where you copied the charts/graphs/tables)
Project Start Date: 27 October 2017
Project Due Date: 01 December 2017
GRADING CRITERIA
Cover all points in the response. Use the Word document posted as the template for all
responses and task work. The Word document will be the formal response back to Astin
Martin Graphics. All tables, graphics, and figures created by other tools should be
copied and pasted in the Word document maintaining a professional appearance with
appropriate labeling of all figures, diagrams, tables, artifacts pasted.
Where applicable, provide clear documentation, graphics, diagrams, and tables that
help clarify any responses.
STATEMENT OF WORK SUMMARY
RFP awarded for specific web services which will be incorporated into a web graphics
company (Astin Martin Graphics LLC). Topical level requirements for the software were
provided. Deliverable products include:
– Systems Engineering to provide appropriate requirements decomposition
– Software Engineering to provide design/development/unit test of software
– System Test Engineering to provide component and enterprise level testing
– Quality Engineering to provide quality control through the entire development life
cycle
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– Management functions to include all primary functions (project management,
finance, planning & scheduling, Overhead support (contracts, engineering matrix,
etc.)
Award date of May 15 and required completion date (deliverables provided) of
November 15.
Astin Martin Graphics request of planned deliverables, acceptance criteria, quality plan,
and work breakdown structure. These items need to be provided in an acceptable time
for Astin Martin to review and approve.
Astin Martin Graphics further requests other deliverables to include final software
(source and binary) which meets all approved acceptance criteria, associated design
documents (system and development level)
All project questions or request for project scope changes should be directed to the
Astin Martin Graphic designee (course instructor).
There is no requirement relative to project tools used to generate the required data.
Topical requirements include:
– System Engineering: UML design appropriate graphic widgets to display
aeronautical expanse gauges within the technical specs guidelines for twenty-five
different visual aspects. Include appropriate level of peer review. Design should
include graphical mock-up of gauges.
– System Engineering: Derive component level requirements for Software
Engineering to design, code, and unit test and System Test can provide System
and Enterprise level testing
– Software Engineering: Provide appropriate level design artifacts from System
Engineering UML design artifacts. Include appropriate level of peer review.
– Software Engineering: Code and Unit Test software modules that execute the
software which meets all topical and derived requirements
– System Test Engineering: Derive sell-off acceptance criteria. Include appropriate
peer review (including System Engineering) and customer approval.
– System Test Engineering: Derive System and Enterprise Level Test Cases.
Include appropriate level of peer review.
– System Test Engineering: Execute test cases as software modules become
available
– Quality Engineering: Provide quality checks during the processes described for
System Engineering, Software Engineering, and System Test Engineering as
appropriate
– Include the following customer related reviews: Design Review (after System
Engineering completes design artifacts), Pre-Ship Review (provided prior to Astin
Martin Graphics acceptance of software), and Final Acceptance Test (software
demonstration at customer facility showing software meets all requirements as
installed)
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Approved labor rates as follows:
– System Engineer I: 42.50
– System Engineer II: 48.37
– System Engineer III: 51.17
– Lead System Engineer: 58.91
– Software Engineer I: 40.38
– Software Engineer II: 47.55
– Software Engineer III: 51.01
– Lead Software Engineer: 59.83
– System Test Engineer I: 40.78
– System Test Engineer II: 44.49
– System Test Engineer III: 49.25
– Lead System Test Engineer: 51.25
– Quality Engineer I: 40.38
– Quality Engineer II: 47.55
– Quality Engineer III: 51.01
– Lead Quality Engineer: 59.83
– Project Manager: 91.22 (LOE – Level of Effort)
– Chief Engineer: 72.41 (LOE – Level of Effort)
Approved overhead rates as follows:
– Finance: 7.5% of total hours
– Planning & Scheduling: 6.3% of total hours
– Management (Contracts/Senior Management): 2.1% of total hours
– Facility: 1.2% of total hours
– HR/Staffing: 0.51% of total hours
ACTIVITY / TASK LIST BY LOWEST WBS LEVEL LEG
2.1 Select Layout
System Engineering: Create outline of UML design.
Software Engineering: Assist system engineering.
Quality Engineering: Provide quality checks
2.2 Design Graphics
System Engineering: Design appropriate graphic widgets to display aeronautical
expanse gauges within the technical specs guidelines for twenty-five different visual
aspects. Include appropriate level of peer review.
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Software Engineering: Assist system engineering.
Quality Engineering: Provide quality checks.
2.3 Approve design
System Engineering: Derive component level requirements for Software Engineering to
design, code, and unit test and System Test can provide System and Enterprise level
testing.
Software Engineering: Assist system engineering
System Test Engineering: Derive sell-off acceptance criteria. Include appropriate peer
review (including System Engineering) and customer approval.
Quality Engineering: Provide quality checks.
3.1 Write content
System Engineering: Assist software engineering
Software Engineering: Code and Unit Test software modules that execute the software
which meets all topical and derived requirements.
Quality Engineering: Provide quality checks.
3.2 Approve content
System Engineering: Assist software engineering
Software Engineering: Provide appropriate level design artifacts from System
Engineering UML design artifacts. Include appropriate level of peer review.
System Test Engineering: Derive sell-off acceptance criteria. Include appropriate peer
review (including System Engineering) and customer approval.
Quality Engineering: Provide quality checks.
3.3 Insert content in pages
System Engineering: Assist software engineering
Software Engineering: Check the function
Quality Engineering: Provide quality checks.
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4.1 Set up web service on test
System Engineering: Corporate with other engineers for opinion
Software Engineering: Corporate with other engineers for opinion
System Test Engineering: Derive System and Enterprise Level Test Cases. Include
appropriate level of peer review.
Quality Engineering: Provide quality checks.
4.2 Perform tests
System Engineering: Corporate with other engineers for opinion
Software Engineering: Corporate with other engineers for opinion
System Test Engineering: Execute test cases as software modules become available
Quality Engineering: Provide quality checks.
4.3 Approve web service
System Test Engineering: Assist Quality Engineering
Quality Engineering: Quality checks during the processes described for System
Engineering, Software Engineering, and System Test Engineering as appropriate
Include the following customer related reviews: Design Review (after System
Engineering completes design artifacts), Pre-Ship Review (provided prior to Astin Martin
Graphics acceptance of software).
4.4 Set up web service on live environment
System Test Engineering: Assist Quality engineering
Quality Engineering: quality checks, and Final Acceptance Test (software demonstration
at customer facility showing software meets all requirements as installed) installed)
ACTIVITY DURATION SCHEDULE
Activity estimated Duration
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The estimated total elapsed time for how long an activity will take from starts
to finish, including associated waiting time. Also referred to as activity
resource estimated or estimated activity resources.
PROJECT QUESTIONS & TASKS
1. Provide a project objective associated with the Astin Martin Graphics project. Include
a list of assumptions about the project.
2. What is a work breakdown structure? What is a responsibility matrix? Using the Astin
Martin project activity list and activity duration schedule, create a WBS and RAM.
Work Breakdown Structure
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Responsibility Assignment Matrix
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Task\Date 15-May 25-May 5-Jun 15-Jun 25-Jun 5-Jul 15-Jul 25-Jul 5-Aug 15-Aug 25-Aug 5-Sep 15-Sep 25-Sep 5-Oct 15-Oct 25-Oct 5-Nov 15-Nov
Select Layout
Design Graphics
Approve Design
Write Content
Approve Content
Insert content into page
Set up test web service
Perform tests
Approve web service
Go live
Plan Duration Actual Start % Complete (beyond plan)
Baseline Schedule
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3. Create a network diagram (graphical diagram) that shows the sequence and
dependent relationships identified in the Astin Martin project activity list and activity
duration schedule.
4. Using the project start time and the required completion date and the project activity
list and activity duration schedule, calculate the ES, EF, LS, and LF times and total
slack for each activity. Show results in table form. If your calculations result in a project
schedule with negative total slack, revise the project scope, activity estimated
durations, and/or sequence or dependent relationships among activities to arrive at
an acceptable baseline schedule for completing the project within the required time
line. Describe (including tables) the revisions you made.
(Example Template)
WBS
Item Work Item
1 Web Service Design P S
2 Design S S P S
2.1 Select layout P S
2.2 Design Graphics P S
2.3 Approve Design P S
3 Content S S P S
3.1 Write content P S
3.2 Approve content P S
3.3 Insert Content in pages P S
4 Development S S P S
4.1 Set up test web service P S
4.2 Perform tests P S
4.3 Approve web service S S S P
4.4 Go live S S S P Software Engineer I Software Engineer II Software Engineer III Lead Software Engineer System Test Engineer I System Test Engineer II System Test Engineer III Lead System Test Engineer Quality Engineer I Quality Engineer II Quality Engineer III Lead Quality Engineer
Key: P = Primary responsibility; S = Support responsibility Project Manager Chief Engineer System Engeer I System Engeer II
System Engeer III
Lead System Engineer
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ES EF LS LF Slack
Select Layout 15-May 25-Jun 25-May 5-Jul 10
Design Graphics 15-Jun 25-Jul 25-Jun 5-Aug 10
Approve Design 25-Jul 15-Aug 5-Aug 25-Aug 11
Write Content 15-May 25-Jun 25-May 5-Jul 10
Approve Content 25-Jun 15-Jul 5-Jul 25-Jul 10
Insert content into page 5-Jul 15-Aug 15-Jul 25-Aug 10
Set up test web service 15-Aug 25-Sep 25-Aug 5-Oct 10
Perform tests 15-Sep 15-Oct 25-Sep 25-Oct 10
Approve web service 25-Sep 25-Oct 5-Oct 5-Nov 10
Go live 5-Oct 5-Nov 15-Oct 15-Nov 10
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5. List all activity costs. From the project activity list and activity duration schedule,
estimate the cost of each activity. Then, determine the Total Budgeted Cost (TBD) for
the Astin Martin Graphics project. Provide the information in table format by month.
(Example Template)
6. Provide a cumulative budgeted cost curve for the Astin Martin Graphics project.
Provide in appropriate graph format.
7. Astin Martin Graphics wants to know if you plan to use a management reserve for
their project. Explain what the term reserve means and why you will use contingency
reserve in the project or not.
8. Astin Martin Graphics wants to know how JBB Software plans to employ cost
management and earned value (EV) in their project. Define to them the following:
TBC, CBC, CAC, CEV CPI, CV, FCAC, TCPI. In addition, explain to Astin Martin
Graphics why it is necessary to calculate the earned value of work performed and
how it is done.
9. Astin Martin Graphics is concerned about how JBB Software will manage risks.
Describe what JBB Software plans to do in order to manage risk on the Astin Martin
Graphics project and if a risk assessment matrix will be employed and why.
May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Total
Select layout 7778.55 11369.98 $ 19,148.53
Design graphics 8976.30 14960.50 $ 23,936.80
Approve design 4705.14 11762.85 $ 16,467.99
Write content 7778.55 11369.98 $ 19,148.53
Approve content 4705.14 11762.85 $ 16,467.99
Insert content in page 15558.92 8976.30 $ 24,535.22
Set up web service on test 12547.04 19604.75 $ 32,151.79
Perform tests 11762.85 11762.85 $ 23,525.70
Approve web service 1922.70 9613.50 $ 11,536.20
Set up web service on live enviroment 9998.04 1922.70 $ 11,920.74
Total Budgeted Cost $198,839.49
