As a project manager on a product development team for a fast responding digital thermometer useable in high temperature applications (degrees C), you are asked to create a product development plan that addresses items (a) through (f) below. The product has been broken down in to the following submodules.
Power supply
Microcontroller unit
Temperature probe
LCD display
Enclosure
Miscellaneous assembly parts (logo, etc.)
(a) Develop an initial cost budget for the project to meet a target manufacturing cost of $500.
(b) Develop a test plan for the final product.
(c) Establish operating specs for the unit and features that would be desirable for the target user.
(d) Create a simple Gantt chart for the project.
(e) List some IEEE standards that should be applied and explain why they should be applied.
(f) What types of legal liabilities should be considered?