Project: Pomegranate Juice – Part-1

Project: Pomegranate Juice – Part-1

Big!Kola!Company!has!been!concerned!that!specialized!fruit!drinks!have!been!eroding!their!cola!
market.!The!CEO!mandates!that!“If!you!can’t!beat!them,!join!them.”!Grape!juice!was!the!first!product!
that!was!successful!after!an!advertising!blitz!claiming!the!antitoxin!benefits.!Lately,!competition!is!
compressing!grape!juice!margins!and!profits.!Months!of!additional!market!surveys!and!focus!groups!
have!resulted!in!three!potential!highJmargin!drinks:!cranberry,!blueberry,!and!pomegranate.!All!these!
choices!represent!antitoxins.!The!decision!is!to!produce!the!pomegranate!drink!that!has!many!health!
claims.!For!example,!the!relative!ability!of!these!juices!to!eliminate!harmful!free!radicals!(antitoxins)!is!
71!percent!for!pomegranate,!33!percent!for!blueberry,!and!20!percent!for!cranberry.!The!market!
potential!appears!very!attractive!and!should!have!a!higher!profit!margin!than!the!other!potential!juice!
products.!Another!appeal!for!pomegranate!juice!is!its!familiarity!in!the!Middle!East!and!Asia.!
You,!the!project!manager,!have!formed!your!project!team!and!the!members!have!come!up!with!
the!following!WBS!(work!breakdown!structure).!!Pay!attention!to!the!“indentation”!in!the!WBS.!
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1.&&Pomegranate&Juice&Project&
2.&R&D&product&development&
3.&Need&survey&
4.&Set&product&specs&
5.&Shelf&life&report&
6.&Nutrition&report&
7.&Select&fruit&suppliers&
8.&Initial&Production&
9.&Equipment&rehab&
10.&Production&trials&
11.&Quality&trials&
12.&Quality&metrics&
13.&Quality&training&
14.&Distribution&
15.&Market&testing&
16.&Package&design&
17.&Select&distributors&
18.&Legal&
19.&Complete&FDA&certification&
20.&Register&trademark&
21.&Prepare&product&launch&
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The!Table!below!gives!the!important!information!derived!from!the!WBS.!!
Important:!!
1. The!task!(activity)!numbers!are!what!appear!in!ProjectLibre!after!the!complete!WBS!is!entered.!
2. Notice!that!Items&1,&2,&8,&14,&and&18!are!NOT&project&activities!in!CPM!Network,!because!they!do!not!
have!project!durations!(times)!associated!with!them.!
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Task No. Activity Name Duration(days) Predecessor
3 Need survey 20 None
4 Set product specs 15 3
5 Shelf life report 10 4
6 Nutrition report 5 4
7 Select fruit suppliers 20 5; 6
9 Equipment rehab 30 4
10 Production trials 15 7; 9
11 Quality trials 20 10
12 Quality metrics 5 11
13 Quality training 15 12
15 Market testing 30 5; 6
16 Package design 15 15
17 Select distributors 25 5; 6
19 Complete FDA certification 15 7; 15
20 Register trademark 5 7; 15
21 Prepare product launch 15 13; 16; 17; 19FS+25 days; 20FS+15 days
*FS = Finish to Start Lag
Note: Separate the predecessors using semi colon “;”
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PARTX1&–&The&Basic&ProjectLibre&Schedule&
!
“ProjectLibre!is!the!open!source!replacement!of!Microsoft!Project.!!It!has!been!downloaded!over!1,000,000!
times!in!over!210!countries.!!ProjectLibre!was!awarded!ComputerWorld’s!”Best!of!Open!Source”!software.”!!
!
1. !Download!and!install!ProjectLibre.!The!latest!version!is!1.6.2.!!I!have!posted!both!files!on!Blackboard.!!But!you!
can!also!download!directly!from!the!source.!!Here!is!the!information.!
!
If you use a Windows machine you can download the “projectlibre-1.6.2.msi” file at
http://sourceforge.net/projects/projectlibre/files/ProjectLibre/1.6.2 and install it.
If you have an Apple machine, You&WILL&download&the&“projectlibreX1.6.2.dmg”&file!
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Note&for&MAC&User:&
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ProjectLibre&requires&Mac&OS&X&10.5.7&or&later.&
• Versions!10.7.3+,!10.8,!10.9,!10.10!with!or!without!Java!already!installed:!download!projectlibreJ
1.6.2.dmg.!It!comes!with!Java7!embedded.!
• Versions!10.7.3+,!10.8,!10.9,!10.10!with!java7!already!installed:!download!projectlibreJ1.6.2.dmg!or!
projectlibreJjava7J1.6.2.dmg.!!
• Versions!<=10.7.2:!download!projectlibreJjava6J1.6.2.dmg.!
• Note!for!10.5:!You!have!to!update!to!10.5.7+.!Make!sure!java!updates!have!been!installed!
(http://support.apple.com/kb/DL848).!Then!select!Java!6!as!default!in!/Applications/Utility/Java!Preferences.!
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After!finish!installing!ProjectLibre,!you!are!now!ready!to!do!the!project.!!READ!the!5Jpart!Tutorials.!!To!help!you!get!
started,!I!record!a!video!showing!you!how!to!input!the!project!WBS!into!ProjectLibre.!!There!are!also!many!video!
tutorials!on!Youtube.!!Just!google!it.!!The!User!Guide!for!ProjectLibre!(v.0.3.3!September!9,!2014)!is!on!Blackboard!and!
on!this!website:!!https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B08DRNpPMjwJenZPUW9Qb293SWs/view?pli=1!!!
2. Please!study!the!5Jpart!Tutorial!and!my!video!before!doing!this!project.&
3.!!Develop!the!WBS!outline!using!ProjectLibre.!
4.&&Use&the&information&provided&in&the&table&above&to&create&a&project&schedule.&
5. The!following!holidays!are!observed:!January!1,!Martin!Luther!King!Day!(third!Monday!in!January),!
Memorial!Day!(last!Monday!in!May),!Independence!Day!(July!4th),!Labor!Day!(first!Monday!in!September),!
Thanksgiving!Day!(4th!Thursday!in!November),!December!25!and!26.!!(Set!these!dates!as!NONXWORKING&
TIME!USING!“CALENDAR”&on&the&top&menu.&&Do&this&for&calendar&years&2015&and&2016.!
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6. If!a!holiday&falls&on&a&Saturday&then&Friday!will!be!given!as&an&extra&day&off,!and!if!it!falls!on!a!Sunday!then!
Monday&will&be&off.!
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7. The!project!team!works!eightJhour!days,!Monday!through!Friday.!!This!is!the!default!setting;!you!don’t!need!
to!do!anything.!
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8. The!project!begins!on&December&1,&2015.!!(Check!the!box:!“FORWARD&SCHEDULE.”)&&&
Caution:&The&date&on&my&video&is&different&from&this&date.&
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9. SAVE&this&ProjectLibre&file&(.pod)&using&this&file&name&convention:&&“YourXLastXName”XPOMEGRANATEX1&
Important&Hints:!!
1. To!input!the!FSJLag!(FinishJtoJStart!Lag)!for!Task,id,#21!–!Click!“TASK”!and!click!on!“Prepare!product!
launch!(id#21).”!!!In!the!opened!window,!click!predecessor!and!enlarge!the!window.!!Now!you!can!see!the!
FS5Lag,option.!!In!the!very!last!column!add!25!days!and!15!days!on!predecessor!tasks!id#19!and!#20,!
respectively.!
2. As!a!check!for!correctness,!the!estimated!duration!of!the!project!is!135!days.!!Remember:!Save!your!files!!
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Questions&for&PartX1&(10&points):&
!
Based&on&ProjectLibre&schedule,&answer&the&following&questions:&
Q1.&When&is&the&project&estimated&to&be&completed&(date)?&&
Q2.&How&many&working&days&will&it&take?&
Q3.&How&many&critical&paths&are&there?&What&is&(are)&the&critical&path(s)?&
Q4.&Which&activity&has&the&most&total&slack?&
Q5.&How&sensitive&is&this&network?&(Hint:!Look!at!how!many!critical!paths!you!have!and!
look!at!the!slacks.!!See!the!bottom!of!page!174.)!
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THE&REPORT&FILE:&
For&PartX1:&In&the&report&file&(MSXWord&or&pdf),&type&the&answers&to&questions&Q1XQ5.&&You&also&need&to&
include&the&following&3&items&in&the&WORD&file&below&your&Q1XQ5&answers:&&
! The&screenshots&(or&image&copy)&of&&
a. The!Gantt!chart.!
b. The!network!diagram!highlighting!the!critical!path.!
c. The!CPMJschedule!table!reporting!ES,!EF,!LS,!LF,!and!slack!for!each!activity.!
• To&produce&the&CPMXSchedule,&use:&View&–&Report&–&Task&information&–&Schedule&CPM.&
• To&produce&the&screen&shots,&use&“Prnt&Scrn”&and&Paste&in&your&report&(Use&“ZoomXout”&to&make&
the&chart&smaller)&and&cut&irrelevant&information&from&the&screenshot.&
• You&can&also&save&the&screen&you&are&viewing&to&a&pdf&file&by&clicking&“FILE”&Menu&and&then&the&
“pdf”&button&to&save&it&on&your&hard&drive.&&You&can&then&Copy/Paste&the&image&on&the&pdf&file&to&
the&WORD&file.&&
Name&this&WORD&file:&&“YourXLastXName”XPOMEGRANATEXReport&
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Part&2:&Project&Resource&
Remember!the!old!saying,!“A!project!plan!is!not!a!schedule!until!resources!are!committed.”!PartJ2!of!
this!project!illustrates!this!sometime!subtle,!but!important!point.!!Open!(if!it’s!not!already!open)!the!
ProjectLibre!file!from!PartJ1,!input!resources!and!their!costs.!!All!information!needed!is!found!in!the!
following!two!tables.!!Please!first!READ!Project&Libre&5XPartXTutorial&PartX2&(Resources&section)&and&
PartX3.&&This!tutorial!will!explain!how!to!input!the!resources!and!costs.!!Another!good!tutorial!on!
youtube!is!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPVbZ_XNGdA!
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• Important:!Before!inputting!the!resources,!!SAVE!the!same!“.pod”!file!created!in!Part!1!right!away!
using!the!following!name:!!
YourXLastXNameXPOMEGRANATEX2&(so!that!you!will!not!override!and!lose!the!previous!file)!
!
• To!input!the!resources:!click!Resources!(top!menu)!and!then!the!leftJbig!button!“Resources.”!!Now!
input!the!information!given!in!the!first!table.!
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To!assign!resources:!!first!click:!“TASK”!on!the!top!menu.!
Then,!click!on!each!task!and!click!on!“Assign&Resources”&on!the!top!menu.&&A&window&will&open&to&
let&you&assign&resources.&&The!resource!assignment!information!is!in!the!second!table.!
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• IMPORTANT:!After!assigning!resources!to!the!tasks,!ProjectLibre!changes!the!“DURATIONS”!
automatically!and!hence!the!completion!time!is!NOT!135!days!anymore.!!YOU&NEED&TO&GO&BACK&TO&
THE&COLUMN&“DURATION”&AND&CHANGE&THE&NUMBERS&BACK&TO&THOSE&GIVEN&IN&THE&FIRST&
TABLE.!!You!will!see!that!the!completion!time!will!be!back!to!135!days.!
!
• Save&this&ProjectLibre&file&(.pod)&again&as:&“YOURXLASTXNAME”XPomegranateX2.&&&
!
! Now!answer!the!following!question:!&
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Q6.&Which&if&any&of&the&resources&are&overXallocated?&
,
To,answer,this,question,,make,sure,you,are,on,Gannt,chart,view.,,Click,on,Histogram,and,view,the,graph,for,
each,resource.&Use&“Zoom&In”&and&“Zoom&out”&to&get&a&clearer&picture&of&the&histogram.!!Write!down!your!
answer!to!Q6!in!the!previous!report!file:!YourXLastXNameXPOMEGRANATEXReport&
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Table&of&Resources:&
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Resource&& & Abbrev&& Available&& & Hourly&Rate&
!
Marketing!Staff!! MRKT!! ! 5!(500%)!! ! $!80/hr!
R&D!! ! ! R&D!! ! 5!(500%)! ! $!80/hr!
Engineering!! ! ENG!! ! 10!(1,000%)!! ! $100/hr!
Purchasing!! ! PURCH!!! 2!(200%)! ! $!60/hr!
Quality!Engineers!! QUAL!! ! 3!(300%)! ! $!80/hr!
Designers!! ! DESIGN!! 3!(300%)! ! $!60/hr!
Legal!Staff!! ! LEGAL!! ! 3!(300%)! ! $120/hr!
Production!! ! PROD!! ! 20!(2,000%)! ! $!60/hr!
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Activity&& & & Resources&
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Need!survey!! ! ! MRKT!(500%)!
Set!product!Specs!! ! MRKT!(200%),!R&D!(400%)!!
Shelf!Life!Report!! ! R&D!(300%)!
Nutrition!Report!! ! R&D!(300%)!
Select!Fruit!Suppliers!! ! PURCH!(100%)!
Equipment!Rehab!! ! ENG!(1,000%),!PROD!(2,000%)!
Production!Trials!! ! ENG!(1,000%),!PURCH!(100%),!PROD!(1,500%)!!
Quality!Trials!! ! ! QUAL!(300%),!PROD!(500%)!
Quality!Metrics!!! ! QUAL!(300%),!PROD!(100%)!
Quality!Training!! ! QUAL!(300%),!PROD!(1,500%)!
Market!Testing!!! ! MRKT!(500%)!
Package!Design!! ! MRKT!(100%),!DESIGN!(300%)!
Select!Distributors!! ! MRKT!(500%)!
Complete!FDA!Certification!! LEGAL!(300%)!
Register!Trademark!! ! LEGAL!(300%)!
Prepare!Product!Launch!! QUAL!(300%),!PURCH!(200%),!PROD!(1,500%),!MRKT!(500%),!!
ENG!(500%),!R&D!(100%)!
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! !
! What&to&turn&in&for&your&project:&
Email&these&three&(3)&files&as&attachment&to:&123pomeproject@gmail.com&&&
with&subject&heading:&“YourXLastXNameXPomegranate,Project”&
The&three&(3)&files&are:&& &
1. YourXLastXNameXPOMEGRANATEX1.pod&&(The&ProjectLibre&File&PartX1)&
2. YourXLastXNameXPOMEGRANATEX2.pod&&(The&ProjectLibre&File&PartX2&–&with&resources)&
3. YourXLastXNameXPOMEGRANATE.docX&(MSWORD&file&or&pdf&file&–&the&report&file&contains&
answers&to&Q1XQ6&and&charts)&
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