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Case Problem 1 Data File needed for this Case Problem: Home-4.mpp River Dell Development, Inc. You have a part-time job working for River Dell Development, Inc., a general contracting company that manages residential construc- tion projects. The project manager has asked you to use Project 2010 to track resource information and make sure that unplanned overallocations do not occur. You’ll also track fi xed costs and print reports. Complete the following: 1. Open the Home-4 fi le located in the Project4Case1 folder included with your Data Files. 2. Save the project fi le as NewHome-4 in the same folder. 3. Enter the resources shown in Figure 4-52 in Resource Sheet view. Substitute your name and initials as the fi rst resource. Accept the default entries for columns not listed in Figure 4-52. Apply your skills to complete a project for building a new home. Resource Name Type Material Label Initials Group Max. Units Std. Rate Ovt. Rate Your Name Work YN 100% $50.00/hr $75.00/hr General Contractor Work GC Mgmt 100% $50.00/hr $75.00/hr General Labor Work GL Labor 500% $30.00/hr $45.00/hr Figure 4-52 Resources for the NewHome-4 project 4. Return to Gantt Chart view, open a split view, and then use the Work Task Form to assign yourself and the General Contractor as the initial assignment to tasks 2 and 3. Notice that these tasks are now overallocated. You will address this later. 5. Remove the split view to return to Gantt Chart view, and then open the Assign Resources dialog box to assign General Labor (100% units) to tasks 6-11 and 13-17. (Hint: Use the Shift and Ctrl key to select the tasks, then click Assign.) 6. Format the critical task bars to show the resource names on the right side. 7. Open the Project Information dialog box and record the project fi nish date. Copyright 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s). Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it. PRJ 278 Project | Tutorial 4 Assigning Resources and Costs 8. Split the window, and then display the Work Task Form in the bottom pane. Select the Dig foundation task (task 6), and change the units of the General Labor resource to 300% so that the duration changes to one day. (Hint: Be sure to click the OK but- ton to make the change.) 9. Click the Next button to navigate to the Pour cement task (task 7), and then change the units of the General Labor resource to 300% so that the duration changes to one day. (Hint: Be sure to click the OK button to make the change.) 10. Add a one-day lag to the link between the Pour cement task (task 7) and the Frame house task (task 8) to give the cement time to dry. 11. Select the Frame house task (task 8), and then change the units of the General Labor resource to 500% so that the duration changes to less than three days. 12. Select the Brick exterior task (task 11), and then change the units of the General Labor resource to 500% so that the duration changes to two days. 13. Open the Project Information dialog box and record the new scheduled Finish date for the project. Open the Statistics dialog box and record the current project cost. 14. Use the More Views dialog box to switch to Resource Allocation view. In the top pane, in the Usage Entry table, select the fi rst resource, and then click the Go To Next Overallocation button to fi nd any overallocations. Write a brief explanation as to why this number of hours causes an overallocation for these resources. (Hint: Move the split bars as needed to view the Gantt Chart bars.) 15. Use the Resource Leveling dialog box to level the entire project. Be sure the Leveling calculations are set to Manual. 16. Close the split view, and then switch to Leveling Gantt view. Scroll to the fi rst task in the Gantt chart to view the bars, and then zoom to see the entire project. If requested by your instructor, print the Leveling Gantt Chart. On the printout, and identify which tasks were rescheduled by the leveling tool. 17. Apply the Schedule table to the Entry table, and then review the tasks for Free Slack and Total Slack. On the printout, identify which tasks have the most free and total slack. Write a brief explanation describing what this means. 18. Apply the Cost table to the task Entry table, and then enter the following fi xed costs: Planning (task 1): $50,000; Exterior (task 5): $25,000; Interior (task 12): $30,000. 19. Switch to Resource Sheet view and double-click the General Labor resource to open the Resource Information dialog box. Click the Costs tab, and then add a new $40 standard rate and a $50 overtime rate for the General Labor resource, effective 9/15/2014. Close the dialog box. 20. Enter the materials and material costs in Resource Sheet view. Refer to Figure 4-53. The delivery charge will be a one-time cost per use for each task to which it is assigned. Accept the default entries for columns not listed in Figure 4-53. Resource Name Type Material Label Initials Std. Rate Cost/Use Accrue At Cement Material Cement $1000.00 $0.00 Prorated Lumber Material Lumber $8000.00 $0.00 Prorated Shingles Material Shingles $1500.00 $0.00 Prorated Insulation Material Insulation $1200.00 $0.00 Prorated Bricks Material brick Bricks $0.25 $0.00 Prorated Delivery Material Delivery $0.00 $1000.00 Prorated Figure 4-53 Materials and material costs for the NewHome-4 project Copyright 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s). Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it. Tutorial 4 Assigning Resources and Costs | Project PRJ 279 21. View the Gantt chart, split the Window, apply the Cost form to the lower pane, and then assign the following: • Delivery cost to Exterior (task 5) • One unit of the Cement resource to Pour cement (task 7) • One unit of the Lumber resource to Frame house (task 8) • One unit of the Shingles to Roof house (task 9) • One unit of the Insulation to Install insulation (task 10) • 20,000 bricks to Brick exterior (task 11) • Delivery cost to Interior (task 12), and then remove the split window 22. Save the fi le, then create the Cash Flow report (in the Costs category). Print the Cash Flow report, if requested, with your name left-aligned in the header. 23. View the Properties for the project, add your name to the title fi eld, add your home town to the Subject fi eld, and then close the Properties dialog box. 24. Save the fi le, submit the fi les to your instructor in printed or electronic form, as requested, and then close the fi le.
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