Austin Martin Electronic Project

Responsibility Assignment Matrix :

A Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) describes the participation by various organizations, people and roles in completing tasks or deliverables for a project. ... There is typically one role with a participation type of Responsible, although others can be delegated to assist in the work required.

(Major) 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 (TBC) for the Astin Martin Electronics project. Provide the information in table format by month. Objective evidence of derived costs is required for credit. Use labor and overhead rates as provided in your derived calculations.

TOTAL BUDGET COST

The total sum of money allocated for a particular purpose or period of time.

· Finance: 7.6% of total hours

· Planning & Scheduling: 6.2% of total hours

· Management (Contracts/Senior Management): 2.1% of total hours

· Facility: 1.3% of total hours

· HR/Staffing: 0.54% of total hours

Overhead total: (Finance + Planning and Scheduling + Management + Facility + HR/Staffing) x Total Hours = (7.6 + 6.2 + 2.1 + 1.3 + 0.54)% x total hours = 17.74% x total hours

Labor rates:

· System Engineer I: 43.15

· System Engineer II: 48.37

· System Engineer III: 51.17

· Lead System Engineer: 58.91

· Software Engineer I: 41.38

· Software Engineer II: 47.62

· Software Engineer III: 51.01

· Lead Software Engineer: 59.83

· System Test Engineer I: 40.78

· System Test Engineer II: 43.79

· 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)

3. Provide a cumulative budgeted cost curve and monthly budget curve for the Astin Martin Electronics project. Provide in appropriate graph format. This should represent both monthly budget and TBC over the period of performance of the project.

4. Astin Martin Electronics 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. Be sure and consider the implications of using or not using the reserve. Provide appropriate detail in your response.

Management Reserve:-

Management Reserve (MR) is the amount of the Total Allocated Budget (TAB) withheld for management control purposes, rather than designated for the accomplishment of a specific task or set of tasks. I would definitely use contingency reserve in this project and allocate some funds to the jobs that can come up anytime in the future. The reserves will be used in order to expedite critical tasks so that deadline crash can be avoided.

5. Astin Martin Electronics wants to know how JBB Software plans to employ cost management and earned value (EV) in their project. Explain to Astin Martin Electronics why it is necessary to calculate the earned value of work performed and how you plan to execute this task.

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Earned Value Management (EVM) is a technique that allows you to determine more precisely where your project stands in terms of your baseline schedule and budget. The general idea behind earned value is to compare where you actually are against where you planned to be. EVM allows you to quantify all of the work that has been accomplished so far on the project. It also allows you to quantify all of the work that should have been done on the project so far. Then, you can compare those numbers to determine if you're on schedule, ahead of schedule, or behind schedule.

6. Astin Martin Electronics 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 Electronics project and if a risk assessment matrix will be employed and why. Provide appropriate level of detail in your response.

I believe that Astin Martin will manage the risk by conducting quality control and testing. Some of the risk management plans for JBB software can be as follows:

· Identify risks and their triggers

· Classify and prioritize all risks,

· Planed that links each risk to a mitigation.

· Monitor for risk triggers during the project.

· Implement the mitigating action if any risk materializes

· Communicate risk status throughout project

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WBS

Task NameWorkDuration

Project ManagerChief EngineerPRINCIPLE ENGINEER IPRINCIPLE ENGINEER IIPRINCIPLE ENGINEER IIILead PRINCIPLE ENGINEER PROGRAMMER IPROGRAMMER IIPROGRAMMER IIILead PROGRAMMERPRINCIPLE TESTER IPRINCIPLE TESTER IIPRINCIPLE TESTER IIILead PRINCIPLE TESTERTEST ENGINEER ITEST ENGINEER IITEST ENGINEER IIILead TEST ENGINEER

1Web Design Services106.4 hrs35 daysPP

2System Engineering863 hrs73 daysPPPSSPSSS

2.1 UML Design For Interface301 hrs35 daysPPSS

2.2 System /Software design301 hrs35 daysPSSS

2.3 Approve Design261 hrs22 daysPSSPS

3Software Engineering72447 daysSPPPSPS

3.1 Approve content S/W Component Design258 hrs24 daysSPSS

3.2 Code and Unit test382 hrs38 daysSPSS

3.3 Function test84.23 hrs6 daysSPP

4Test Engineering1,010 hrs60 daysSSSSPPPPPPP

4.1 Design Test artifacts338 hrs31 daysSSPPS

4.2 Perform Environment Level Test264 hrs32 daysSSPP

4.3 Approve Test Service270 hrs30 daysSPS

4.4 Run Test on Live Environment90 hrs10 daysSPP

5Design Review 36 hrs6 daysPP

6Pre-Ship Review38.4 hrs6 daysSSPPPP

WBSTask NameWorkDurationStartFinishMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovember

1Web Design Services106.4 hrs35 daysSat 15-05-21Thu 01-07-21$3,045.35$5,583.14$253.780000

2System Engineering863 hrs73 daysSat 15-05-21Tue 24-08-21$4,216.44$13,699.36$12,335.48$10,565.41000

2.1 UML Design For Interface301 hrs35 daysSat 15-05-21Thu 01-07-21$4,216.44$8,456.98$472.510000

2.1.1 UML Outline & derive Requirement Artifact210 hrs35 daysSat 15-05-21Thu 01-07-21$3,199.32$5,865.42$266.610000

2.1.2 Assist in System engineering70 hrs35 daysSat 15-05-21Thu 01-07-21$1,017.12$1,864.72$84.760000

2.1.3 Provide quality checks21 hrs7 daysWed 23-06-21Thu 01-07-210$726.84$121.140000

2.2 System /Software design301 hrs35 daysMon 14-06-21Fri 30-07-210$5,242.38$9,870.270000

2.2.1

Design approproate software component to display

aironautical expanse gauges within the technical specification210 hrs35 daysMon 14-06-21Fri 30-07-210$4,140.50$7,007.000000

2.2.2 Assist in System engineering70 hrs35 daysMon 14-06-21Fri 30-07-210$1,101.88$1,864.720000

2.2.3 provide quality checks21 hrs7 daysThu 22-07-21Fri 30-07-2100$998.550000

2.3 Approve Design261 hrs22 daysMon 26-07-21Tue 24-08-2100$1,992.70$10,565.41000

2.3.1

Derive component level requirement for software

engineering to design code, units.132 hrs22 daysMon 26-07-21Tue 24-08-2100$1,516.50$5,156.10000

2.3.2 Assist in System engineering44 hrs22 daysMon 26-07-21Tue 24-08-2100$476.20$1,619.08000

2.3.3 Provide quality checks21 hrs7 daysMon 16-08-21Tue 24-08-2100$998.55000

2.3.4

Derive selloff acceptance criteria. Include Appropriate peer

review and customer Approval64 hrs8 daysFri 13-08-21Tue 24-08-2100$2,791.68000

3Software Engineering724.23 hrs47 daysWed 23-06-21Thu 26-08-210$2,104.17$18,424.63$14,205.30000

3.1 Approve content S/W Component Design258 hrs24 daysWed 23-06-21Mon 26-07-210$2,104.17$9,946.830000

3.1.1 Assist Software Engineering72 hrs24 daysWed 23-06-21Mon 26-07-210$747.00$2,241.000000

3.1.2

Provide appropriate level Design Artifacts from System

Engineering114 hrs24 daysWed 23-06-21Mon 26-07-210$1,357.17$4,071.510000

3.1.3 Provide quality checks32 hrs8 daysThu 15-07-21Mon 26-07-2100$1,664.320000

3.1.4

Derive Selloff acceptance criteria. Include Appropriate peer

review and customer Approval40 hrs10 daysTue 13-07-21Mon 26-07-2100$1,970.000000

3.2 Code and Unit test382 hrs38 daysTue 06-07-21Thu 26-08-2100$8,477.80$10,558.20000

3.2.1 Assist Software Engineering114 hrs38 daysTue 06-07-21Thu 26-08-2100$2,365.50$2,365.50000

3.2.2 Code and Unit Test Software Modules228 hrs38 daysTue 06-07-21Thu 26-08-2100$6,112.30$6,112.30000

3.2.3 Provide quality checks40 hrs10 daysFri 13-08-21Thu 26-08-21000$2,080.40000

3.3 Function test84.23 hrs6 daysThu 19-08-21Thu 26-08-21000$3,647.10000

3.3.1 Assist Software Engineering18.23 hrs6 daysThu 19-08-21Thu 26-08-21000$756.96000

3.3.2 Check Functions48 hrs6 daysThu 19-08-21Thu 26-08-21000$2,034.24000

3.3.3 Provide quality checks18 hrs6 daysThu 19-08-21Thu 26-08-21000$855.90000

4Test Engineering1,010 hrs60 daysFri 13-08-21Thu 04-11-21000$6,108.05$16,717.93$22,802.89$2,923.16

4.1 Design Test artifacts338 hrs31 daysFri 13-08-21Fri 24-09-21000$6,108.05$9,913.5800

4.1.1 Support Others62 hrs31 daysFri 13-08-21Fri 24-09-21000$1,231.62$1,705.3200

4.1.2 Support Others62 hrs31 daysFri 13-08-21Fri 24-09-21000$1,326.26$1,836.3600

4.1.3 Derive System and Enterprise Level Test Cases186 hrs31 daysFri 13-08-21Fri 24-09-21000$3,550.17$4,915.6200

4.1.4 Provide quality checks28 hrs7 daysThu 16-09-21Fri 24-09-210000$1,456.2800

4.2 Perform Environment Level Test264 hrs32 daysMon 13-09-21Tue 26-10-210000$4,687.90$7,929.300

4.2.1 Support Others64 hrs32 daysMon 13-09-21Tue 26-10-210000$1,432.76$1,842.120

4.2.2 Support Others64 hrs32 daysMon 13-09-21Tue 26-10-210000$1,186.64$1,525.680

4.2.3 Execute Test Cases as Software Modules96 hrs32 daysMon 13-09-21Tue 26-10-210000$2,068.50$2,659.500

4.2.4 Provide quality checks40 hrs10 daysWed 13-10-21Tue 26-10-2100000$1,902.000

4.3 Approve Test Service270 hrs30 daysFri 24-09-21Thu 04-11-210000$2,116.45$8,889.09$1,693.16

4.3.1 Assist Quality Engineering90 hrs30 daysFri 24-09-21Thu 04-11-210000$710.55$2,984.31$568.44

4.3.2 Quality Check During The Process as Appropriate180 hrs30 daysFri 24-09-21Thu 04-11-210000$1,405.90$5,904.78$1,124.72

4.4 Run Test on Live Environment90 hrs10 daysTue 12-10-21Mon 25-10-2100000$4,754.500

4.4.1 Assist Quality Engineering30 hrs10 daysTue 12-10-21Mon 25-10-2100000$1,477.500

4.4.2 Quality check and final Acceptance Test 60 hrs10 daysTue 12-10-21Mon 25-10-2100000$3,277.000

4.5 Deploy at Operational Environment48 hrs8 daysTue 26-10-21Thu 04-11-2100000$1,230.000

4.5.1 Work with Client team for full deployment48 hrs8 daysTue 26-10-21Thu 04-11-2100000$1,230.00$1,230.00

5Design Review 36 hrs6 daysThu 28-10-21Thu 04-11-2100000$694.44$1,388.88

6Pre-Ship Review38.4 hrs6 daysThu 28-10-21Thu 04-11-2100000$738.62$1,477.25

Over Head Cost$941.68$3,179.62$5,552.05$5,558.18$3,009.23$4,190.50$624.34

Total Budgeted Cost$16,636.35$56,173.35$98,086.16$98,194.46$53,163.02$74,032.23$11,029.95

Cumulative Cost$16,636.35$72,809.70$170,895.86$269,090.32$322,253.33$396,285.57$407,315.52