Weekly Discussion

CASE ASSIGNMENT 9 2

Refer to the project charter from Chapter 3, WBS in Chapter 7, and the project schedule in Chapter 8. The initial scope as identified in the project charter is mentioned below:

Building a single-family, partially custom-designed home as required by Mrs. and Mr. John Thomas on Strath Dr., Alpharetta, Georgia. The single-family home will have the following features:

· 3,200 square-feet home with 4 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms

· Flooring hard wood in the first floor, tiles in the kitchen and bathrooms, carpet in bedrooms

· Granite kitchen countertops, GE appliances in the kitchen

· 3-car garage and external landscaping

· Ceiling 10 in first floor and vaulted 9 ceilings in bedrooms

After developing the WBS and the project schedule using the CPM method, you were asked to identify resources for all the activities identified in the schedule. To begin, you need to identify all the available resources in-house and resources required externally. One of the promising practices is to develop a resource breakdown structure (RBS). Once the RBS is completely developed, please perform the following tasks:

Tasks to Complete:

1. Identify resources (people, materials, equipment, etc.) required for each element in the schedule.

2. Analyze resource constraints (the same resource may be required for two or more activities at the same time) based on resource availability.

3. Develop a responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) and RACI table.

4. Develop a resource histogram for the entire project.

5. Identify resource overloads and propose resolutions to address them by resource leveling.

6. Estimate time required to complete each work element by considering resource constraints.

7. If required, calculate the project schedule again. Compute forward pass and backward pass to determine project duration. Determine the critical path for the project.

8. If the new project duration exceeds the commitment dead- line, develop schedule-compression strategies to complete the project on time.

9. Develop a resource calendar.

10. As a part of this exercise, update the WBS and project schedule, if required.