As a project manager on a product development team for a new line of iPads for the hearing impaired, you are asked to create a product development plan that addressed items (a) through (f) below. The product has been broken down into the following submodules.
- Power supply
- Mother board with microprocessor and RAM
- Closed caption unit
- Wireless Tx/Rx
- LCD display
- Mechanical parts
- Enclosure
- Miscellaneous assembly parts (logo, etc.)
Provide answers to the following.
(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?