SerDoc is a company that manufactures customised medical equipment for hospitals and is about to initiate a project for building a new machine for a recent order from a hospital. The project involves the following six phases: initiating, requirements gathering, design, development and testing, documentation, deployment and testing. The project is scheduled to start on 15 October.
The duration and precedence relationships (or sequencing) between the tasks of the project are provided in the table below:
|
Phase
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Task Name
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Task ID
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Immediate Predecessor
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Time (Days)
|
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Initiating
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Defining the scope of the project
|
1
|
|
5
|
|
Initiating
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Analysing the existing product which is being produced by SerDoc
|
2
|
|
10
|
|
Requirements Gathering
|
Preparing the requirements document and a high-level design
|
3
|
1, 2
|
15
|
|
Requirements Gathering
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Conducting a proof of concept to validate the approach
|
4
|
3
|
7
|
|
Requirements Gathering
|
Signoff of requirements and a high-level design from the customers who have ordered the machine
|
5
|
3
|
4
|
|
Design
|
Design of hardware components
|
6
|
5, 4
|
20
|
|
Design
|
Detailed product specifications
|
7
|
5
|
30
|
|
Design
|
Detailed program design*
|
8
|
7
|
20
|
|
Development and Testing
|
Manufacturing of the shell of the machine
|
9
|
7, 8
|
40
|
|
Development and Testing
|
Assembling of the electronic components of the machine
|
10
|
7
|
10
|
|
Development and Testing
|
Testing of the circuit for accuracy of responses
|
11
|
9, 10
|
40
|
|
Development and Testing
|
Testing of the manufactured machine and calibration to standards
|
12
|
11
|
15
|
|
Documentation
|
Preparing an installation and user manual
|
13
|
Finishes with 8, 12
|
30
|
|
Deployment and Testing
|
Installation of the machine at the hospital
|
14
|
12
|
5
|
|
Deployment and Testing
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Conducting trials and checking all functionality at the hospital after installation
|
15
|
12, 14
|
10
|
|
Deployment and Testing
|
Getting client signoff
|
16
|
13, 15
|
0
|
|
Deployment and Testing
|
Training hospital technicians for using the machine
|
17
|
12
|
15
|
|
Deployment and Testing
|
Commissioning of the machine at the hospital
|
18
|
8
|
9
|
Part
On the basis of the above information, use Microsoft Project to create a project plan that lists project tasks, establishes precedence relationships between tasks, sets precedence relationships, calculates the project duration, and identifies the critical path. While preparing the project plan, categorise the project tasks in the different phases of initiating, requirements gathering, design, development and testing, documentation, and deployment and testing.
What is the end date of the project?