Banana Computer designs and manufactures high tech devices for public consumption. Currently, the Banana executive team is considering the development of a new version of their popular smartphone. As with all their products, they intend to design the smartphone to meet current trends and manufacture the device in house to maintain quality standards. Estimates have been made regarding the development project to take it to the point of operational manufacture. Part 1. Use the information provided in Table 1 to develop the project schedule in MS Project. Assume that the project will begin on January 1, 2022. A standard work week is to be applied to the schedule with the only recognized holidays being New Years Day, MLK Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after, and December 25th. If a holiday falls on the weekend, the employees are out of luck. Lags and times units are shown in the notes to Table 1. First, develop the schedule without considering resources. Next, add the resources with costs. Assume that tasks cannot be split. Part 2. You will need to three (3) milestones to the project. You can determine where they are.

Once the plan has been completed answer the following questions:

1. What is the total cost of the project?

2. What actions would you take to streamline the project?

3. What is the critical path?

Table 1. Activity requirements Resources required Task ID Researchers Market Product Designers Manufacturing Engineers Quality Engineers Acquisition Specialists Deliverable/Task Description Duration in Days Predecessors 1 55 1 1 1 1 40 20 10 15 2 2 3,4 5 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 6 7 8 30 1 Planning 2 Market Study 3 Functional Specifications 4 Manufacturing Planning Product Feature Selection Develop Marketing Plan Manufacturing Design Manufacturing Process 9 Detailed Smartphone Design 10 Prototype Testing 11 Finalize Product Design 12 Production Setup 13 Order Parts Order Manufacturing Equipment 15 Install Equipment Cost for the resources 6 6 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 50 10 25 1 1 1 1 9,10 1 1 1 7 14 35 14 11 11 13,14 1 1 1 1 1 $60 $100 $80 $90 $60 Table 1. Activity requirements Resources required Task ID Researchers Market Product Designers Manufacturing Engineers Quality Engineers Acquisition Specialists Deliverable/Task Description Duration in Days Predecessors 1 55 1 1 1 1 40 20 10 15 2 2 3,4 5 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 6 7 8 30 1 Planning 2 Market Study 3 Functional Specifications 4 Manufacturing Planning Product Feature Selection Develop Marketing Plan Manufacturing Design Manufacturing Process 9 Detailed Smartphone Design 10 Prototype Testing 11 Finalize Product Design 12 Production Setup 13 Order Parts Order Manufacturing Equipment 15 Install Equipment Cost for the resources 6 6 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 50 10 25 1 1 1 1 9,10 1 1 1 7 14 35 14 11 11 13,14 1 1 1 1 1 $60 $100 $80 $90 $60