Prepare to play Being familiar with this information will help you complete your project successfully and on time. Project Brief Scenario Objectives Managing Your Project Project Brief: Scenario A You are a senior project manager at Delphi Printers & Peripherals, a small electronics and computer peripheral manufacturer. You have been tasked with assembling and directing a product design team to develop a new and innovative consumer printer. Delphi has intelligence suggesting that a competitor is launching a printer with similar features and capabilities in six months, putting pressure on you and your team to develop a new printer that can compete effectively. LEVEL 1 4-color, wireless, manual duplex (2-sided printing), with regular and photo-specific printing modes LEVEL 2 All of the above plus print-from-mobile functionality and touchscreen control panel LEVEL 3 All of the above plus duplex (2-sided) printing and 3-in-1 with scanning and copying functions Scenario Objectives: Scenario A Senior management expects you to release a new printer retaining rough parity with your competitor's new printer. The projected schedule allows you to ramp up manufacturing and marketing quickly enough to match the competitor's new printer profile with your own. The target budget supports a cost structure that will permit profit margins at a level roughly equivalent to those of your current printer. Market intelligence gathered on your competitor's plans is considered reliable, so the target specifications for your new printer, required to retain parity with the competition, are clearly defined, well understood, and expected to remain stable throughout the project. Management has indicated that scope, schedule, and cost are of equal importance in a successful launch, and they have committed to providing stable access to resources during the project. Specific Objectives Target Scope: Level 2 You will retain rough parity with the competitor's expected new printer. You will receive 200 points for delivering a printer with the scope requested and up to 100 additional points for delivering a printer with a more sophisticated scope. Target Schedule: Week 18 This schedule will allow you to ramp up manufacturing and marketing soon enough to quickly match the competitor's new product announcement with one of your own. You will receive 200 points for meeting your schedule goals and up to 100 additional points for completing ahead of schedule. Target Cost: $42,500 This will support a cost structure that will permit profit margins at a level roughly equivalent to those of the current printer. You will receive 200 points for meeting your budget/resources goals and up to 100 additional points for completing under budget. Managing Your Project: Scenario A Before you start the project, and each week as it unfolds, you will have an opportunity to adjust certain project parameters. Spend a few minutes entering initial decisions for the following areas. 1. Project Scope You have flexibility as to what type of printer you wish to design. Below are four possible products you might develop. Each product builds on the previous level, allowing you to adjust mid-course if desired. LEVEL 1: 130 TASKS 4-color, wireless, manual duplex (2-sided printing), with regular and photo-specific printing modes LEVEL 2: 170 TASKS All of the above plus print-from-mobile functionality and touchscreen control panel LEVEL 3: 185 TASKS All of the above plus duplex (2-sided) printing and 3-in-1 with scanning and copying functions LEVEL 4: 200 TASKS All of the above with 6-color printing, plus nonmanual duplex (2-sided) printing Harvard E':f,'.'i'g,g Project Management Simulation: Scope, Resources, and Schedule ucation Scenario A:Week 0 Prepare Analyze Alerts Project Brief Scenario Objectives Managing Your Project Project Brief: Scenario A You are a senior project manager at Delphi Printers & Peripherals, a small electronics and computer peripheral manufacturer. You have been tasked with assembling and directing a product design team to develop a new and innovative consumer printer. Delphi has intelligence suggesting that a competitor is launching a printer with similar features and capabilities in six months, putting pressure on you and your team to develop a new printer that can compete effectively. LEVEL 1 4-color, wireless, manual duplex (2-sided printing), with regular and photo-specific printing modes LEVEL 2 All of the above plus print-from-mobile functionality and touchscreen control panel LEVEL 3 All of the above plus duplex (2-sided) printing and 3-in-1 with scanning and copying functions LEVEL 4 All of the above with 6-color printing, plus nonmanual duplex (2-sided) printing Copyright 2021 Harvard Business Publishing venveraore (1) Choose a product type to design Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 130 TASKS 170 TASKS 185 TASKS 200 TASKS MANAGEMENT TARGET RESOURCES: TEAM Team Size (D) YOUR COST 0 o $0 per week MANAGEMENT BUDGET s 2,361 per k skill Level () outsourcing (V) > R i YOUR EST. CUMULATIVE O Basic @ None COST FOR WEEK 1 @ Medium O Support Tasks =0 O Medium-high O Some Primary Tasks TOTAL MANAGEMENT BUDGET QO High (O Extensive $42,500 EST. TASKS EST. COMPLETION EST. COST MANAGEMENT TARGET 0 per week Week 100 $0 per week $2,361 per week End Project? ADVANCE BY E week Credits | Designed and developed in partnership with /forio Harvard E':f,'.'i'g,g Project Management Simulation: Scope, Resources, and Schedule Scenario A:Week 0 & ucation SCHEDULE Prepare Analyze Alerts Project Brief Scenario Objectives Managing Your Project Project Brief: Scenario A You are a senior project manager at Delphi Printers & Peripherals, a small electronics and computer peripheral manufacturer. You have been tasked with assembling and directing a product design team to develop a new and innovative consumer printer. Delphi has intelligence suggesting that a competitor is launching a printer with similar features and capabilities in six months, putting pressure on you and your team to develop a new printer that can compete effectively. LEVEL 1 4-color, wireless, manual duplex (2-sided printing), with regular and photo-specific printing modes LEVEL 2 All of the above plus print-from-mobile functionality and touchscreen control panel LEVEL 3 All of the above plus duplex (2-sided) printing and 3-in-1 with scanning and copying functions LEVEL 4 All of the above with 6-color printing, plus nonmanual duplex (2-sided) printing Copyright 2021 Harvard Business Publishing Project Completion (0) Choose a target for project completion @ 18 @ Estimated completion Your target Management target TEAM PROCESS: MEETINGS One-on-one Coaching (O Meetings per week Time allotted 0 0 hours per week standup (D) Meetings per week Time allotted 0 0 hours per week Status Review (D) EST. TASKS EST. COMPLETION 0 per week Week 100 End Project? WEEKS Week 100 Week 18 Week 18 TOTAL HOURS OF MEETINGS PER WEEK 0 hours per week EST. COST MANAGEMENT TARGET $2,361 per week ADVANCE BY E week $0 per week Credits | Designed and developed in partnership with /forio Harvard 1) . . . . . Publicnmg Project Management Simulation: Scope, Resources, and Schedule Scenario A:Week 0 Education U v n pervec Prepare Analyze Alerts Status Review (V) Project Brief Scenario Objectives Managing Your Project Meetings per week Timallotred 0 0 hours per week Project Brief: Scenario A You are a senior project manager at Delphi Printers & Peripherals, a small electronics and computer TEAM PROCESS: OVERTIME peripheral manufacturer. You have been tasked with assembling and directing a product design team to develop a new and innovative consumer printer. Delphi has intelligence suggesting that a competitor is launching a printer with similar features and capabilities in six months, putting pressure on you and Not allowed LSS Encouraged your team to develop a new printer that can compete effectively. REVIEW LEVEL 1 4-color, wireless, manual duplex (2-sided printing), with regular and photo-specific printing modes Prototypes @ Number of prototypes Prototypes completed Prototypes remaining LEVEL 2 0 0 0 All of the above plus print-from-mobile functionality and touchscreen control panel Weeks during which prototypes will be built LEVEL 3 PROTOTYPE All of the above plus duplex (2-sided) printing and 3-in-1 with scanning and copying SCHEDULE functions 0123 456 7 8 910111213141516 17 18 EST. TASKS EST. COMPLETION EST. COST MANAGEMENT TARGET 0 per week Week 100 $0 per week $2,361 per week LEVEL 4 All of the above with 6-color printing, plus nonmanual duplex (2-sided) printing End Project? 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