Conveyor Belt

Prompt: For this exercise, you will complete a final exercise using the conveyor belt project case study found in the back of your textbook. Refer to pages 628-629 for details on this exercise. You will create a memo that addresses several questions. You will also be creating Gantt charts using MS Project as part of this activity.

Using your files from Part 2, input resources and their costs if you have not already done so. All information is found on Tables A2.10 and A2.11 on p. 627 and 628 of Project Management: The Managerial Process.

Prepare a memo that addresses the following questions:

1. Which, if any, of the resources are over-allocated? 2. Assume that the project is time constrained and try to resolve any over-allocation problems by leveling within slack. What happens? 3. What is the impact of leveling within slack on the sensitivity of the network? (Include a Gantt chart with the schedule table after leveling within slack.) 4. Assume the project is resource constrained and resolve any over-allocation problems by leveling outside of slack. What happens? What are the

managerial implications? 5. What options are available at this point in time? (Include a Gantt chart with the schedule table after leveling outside of

slack.) Note: No splitting of activities is allowed. No partial assignments (e.g., 50 percent). All resources must be assigned 100

percent.

Specifically, your final submission should include the following:

 Gantt chart and schedule table after leveling within slack

 Gantt chart and schedule table after leveling outside of slack

 A memo that addresses all of the questions above

Guidelines for Submission: Your memo should be submitted using these formatting guidelines: double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, with APA citations only if outside sources are cited. There is no minimum length for this draft; however, it should address all of the critical elements listed above. Also, include screenshots of relevant Gantt charts.

Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information, review these instructions.

http://snhu-media.snhu.edu/files/production_documentation/formatting/rubric_feedback_instructions_student.pdf
Rubric Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Gantt Chart and

Schedule Table –

Within Slack

Includes a Gantt chart with

Schedule table after leveling

within slack that aligns with the

data provided

Includes a Gantt chart with

schedule table, but it is

Inaccurate or incomplete

Does not include a Gantt chart

with a schedule table after

leveling within slack

30

Gantt Chart and

Schedule Table –

Outside of Slack

Includes a Gantt chart with

Schedule table after leveling

outside of slack that aligns with

the data provided

Includes a Gantt chart with

Schedule table after leveling

outside of slack, but it is

Inaccurate or incomplete

Does not include a Gantt chart

with schedule table after

leveling outside of slack

30

Memo Addresses all questions from

the assignment and shows

evidence of synthesis of the

module content

Addresses some of the

questions from the assignment,

but answers are incomplete or

inaccurate

Does not address questions

from the assignment

40

Total 100%