RAMBOTICS Corporation
"New Generation Robot Project"
Projected Baseline Costs
EV Analysis
EV Calculations
EV Cost Parameters
Monthly Data of EV/PV/AC
RAMBOTICS Corporation is working on an exciting new project that is referred to as the "New Generation Robot Project." The project charter has scheduled the project kickoff to be on the 1st of January, 2016. However, this analysis represents an overview of the project's status report after the project has been managed for roughly eight months after fast-forwarding to August 2016.
The project has activities that fall within one of nine different categories (illustrated below). The project works its way through the robot's electronics, components, and software before attempting to design the robots body and finalizing an overall design.
ID
Job Description
Duration
Staff (#)
A Electrical Design
Start
B
Assemble Boards
A
C
Test Boards
B
D
Software Design
Start
E
Programming
D
2
F
Software Testing
E
2
G
Robot Body Design
A
4
H
Robot Construction
G
2
I
Final Assembly
C, F, H
2
Projected Baseline Costs
Task
Task 1
Cost ($)
Cumulative Work (months)
New Generation Robot
Electrical Design
240000
24
Assemble Boards
120000
12
Test Boards
40000
4
Software Design
40000
4
Programming
40000
4
Software Testing
40000
4
Robot Body Design
80000
8
Robot Construction
40000
4
Final Assembly
40000
4
New Generation Robot Project Total
680000
68
Grand Total Budget at Completion (BAC)
$680,000
68
EV Analysis
Task Name
Predecessors
Baseline Work
(Months)
Baseline Duration
(Months)
% Work Complete
Duration
(Months)
Actual Duration
(Months)
Actual Work
(Months)
New Generation Robot Project
68
12
68%
15
8.91
57
Electrical Design
24
4
5
5
30
Assemble Boards
1
12
4
75%
4
3
9
Test Boards
2
4
2
0%
2
0
0
Software Design
4
4
4
4
4
Programming
4
4
2
80%
5
4
8
Software Testing
5
4
2
0%
4
0
0
Robot Body Design
1
8
4
75%
4
3
6
Robot Construction
7
4
2
0%
2
0
0
Final Assembly
3,6,8
4
2
0%
2
0
0
EV Calculations
PV (BCWs)
$586,000
Planned value till End of the 8-month
EV (BCWP)
This is common among many tech projects and RAMBOTICS does have some options given that the project has only achieved 68% progress. For example, many of the project's activities could possibly be crashed if the deadline is critical to the organization's strategy. If the deadline is not the key constraining factor, the company could proceed with the activity durations as previously planned, however it is likely that the company will be over budget no matter what at this point -- the only question will be the extent of the cost overrun.
