Assignment
Question I
Your team has been asked to test and document enhancements to a web application that allows buyers to purchase custom-printed canvas shoes. The tasks and dependencies are as follows:
o Create a testing plan
Once the testing plan is ready, your team can:
o Test the user interfaces
o Test the database
o Test the network
o Write the documentation first draft
When the user interface tests are complete, you can:
o Perform user testing-enlist some users to test the user interface
When the database and network testing are complete, you can:
o Perform integration testing-network with the database
When the user testing of the user interface and the database testing are complete, you can:
o Perform integration testing-database, network, and user interface
When all integration testing and user testing are complete, you can:
o Perform system testing
Then you can:
o Review and revise documentation
After all other tasks are complete, you can:
o Obtain management approval
Duration estimates for the tasks:
a. 3 days
b. 10 days
c. 6 days
d. 7 days
e. 20 days
f. 5 days
g. 3 days
h. 2 days
i. 8 days
j. 4 days
k. 5 days
• Create a network diagram and a Gantt chart for the project tasks. Ask your instructor if you are permitted to use software such as Microsoft Project to help you prepare your diagrams.
o What is the planned duration for the testing project?
o What is the critical path for the testing project?
o For each task NOT on the critical path, calculate the amount of slack available.
o If the user testing of the user interface takes 15 days, what will the impact be on the project duration?
Question II
Wedding cost estimation: Given the following information, calculate the estimated costs for a wedding with 250 guests and a bridal party of six, using the methods indicated. Show your work.
Note that members of the bridal party are already counted as guests, you don't need to add them twice.
o Parametric estimate
o Bottom-up estimate
o Analogous cost estimate
You will probably notice some differences in the estimated values. Are these differences significant? What might cause the differences? If you were estimating a significant project in the future, which method(s) would you use and why?
Wedding Cost Estimates
Item Dollars
Groom's brother's wedding, last year, 175 guests, similar venue and style $20,300
Catering $65 per person
Photographer $1,500
Rental of hall $500
Clothing, bride $2,000
Clothing, groom $750
Flowers $800
Other décor items $500
Cake $500
Gifts for bridal party $80 each
Wedding planner $2,000
Wedding planner's estimate of typical cost for this kind of wedding $10,000 plus $75 per guest
Question III
Cost reimbursable contract calculation.
o A contract calls for a total payment of $800,000 with a guarantee. Essentially the contractor is guaranteed to make at least $200,000 above his costs. If the contractor can demonstrate his costs exceed $600,000, the project will pay the difference, with a $50,000 ceiling on the overage. The contractor demonstrates he spent $623,000. How much (gross) must the project remit to the contractor?
o Another option for the same contract has the contractor guaranteed to be paid his costs plus 20%, for costs that exceed $600,000. With the same initial assumption-guarantee of $800,000 gross payment (no requirement to itemize costs), but if the contractor can show that costs exceed $600,000, the project will pay $800,000 plus the costs that exceed $600,000, plus 20% of those excess costs, with a ceiling of $900,000 gross. The contractor demonstrates he spent $623,000. How much (gross) must the project remit to the contractor?
o Under option 3.2, at what dollar amount of total costs would the contractor be assuming all of the excess costs beyond that point?
o In which option did the project assume more of the risk of a cost overrun? Explain.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.