Open Workbench

By Wilmer Arellano

Spring 2008

This is just an example, you can customize as you like.

In Favorites Gantt Charts, double-click the little square and enter:

• A new Phase with:

•Name

•Category

•And ID

Make sure to select phase

The first phase has been created

In Favorites Gantt Charts, double-click the little square and enter:

•The Tasks with:

•Names

•Category

•And ID

•Duration

Make sure to select task

The first task has been entered

This is how it would look after all tasks for the first phase have been entered

To indicate task’s dependencies drag from the end of one task to the beginning of the next one

Click here to auto-schedule

This is how it would look like

Red Color indicates the Critical Path

1.1 Antenna DesignTheorical Design 5%Antenna Construction 10%Antenna testing 5%

1. Transmiter Antenna Packaging 3%Antenna Design 25% Monitoring 2%

1. Transmiter Modulator Design 25% 1.2 Modulator DesignAudio interface Module 10%

Power Amplifier Design 50% Mixer Module 10%Output Stage Module 5%

1.3 Power Amplifier Design

Project with two phases included

It is a coincidence that the two phases have same duration

Click to see the PERT

The zoom commands were used to fit the chart in the window

On planning, Resource assignment, double click the little square to enter the resources and their costs

Do the same for non labor resources

Use Equipment for Space

You can add the cost of components as “material”

Right click on the tasks and select assignment to assign resources to the tasks

Right click on the tasks and select assignment to assign resources to the tasks.

Enter estimated hours in Estimate

As components were entered with a rate of $100, 1.5 will represent $150

The yellow color indicates that the task is low in resources, more hours or space or equipment, etc are needed

If you need to add a new task or phase in between tasks or phases, right click the square and select insert task

There will be a problem if you click schedule again

As the Audio Interface Module and the Mixer Module were using the same resources, they were converted to sequential.

You would need to add more resources to keep the tasks in parallel

The zoom commands were used to fit the chart in the window

•Another Low Frequency Engineer was included

•Two more Lab Spaces were included

•It was not necessary to increase the project duration

Click on controlling and then Revise Schedule to see the budget

Set The base Line

Updating The Project Status

Updating The Project Status

Updating The Project Status

Updating The Project Status

The task bar changes colour to reflect status (Red / Blue – Not Started)(Purple – Started)(Grey – Progress completed)The task name changes colour to reflect status (Red – Not Started)(Purple – Started)(Green – Completed)

Updating The Project Status

If the task is completed enter 0 in Estimate

Updating The Project Status

We reduced 20 hours but because of the weekend it appears to be a longer time

Milestones

Milestones

Drag the milestone to the desired location

Milestones

Copy and Paste

Table cells can be copied and pasted into excel

By the way, this is a representation of the WBS

Phase 1.1 Antenna Design HardwareTask 1.1.1 Theoretical Design HardwareTask 1.1.2 Antenna Construction HardwareTask 1.1.3 Antenna Testing HardwareTask 1.1.4 Antenna Packaging HardwareTask 1.1.5 Monitoring HardwarePhase 1.2 Modulator Design HardareTask 1.2.1 Audio Interface ModuleTask 1.2.2 Mixer Module HardwareTask 1.2.3 Output Stage ModuleMilestone Prototype Prototype Ready Hardware

Task 1.1.1 Theoretical Design HardwareTask 1.1.2 Antenna Construction Hardware

Phase 1.1 Antenna Design Hardware Task 1.1.3 Antenna Testing HardwareTask 1.1.4 Antenna Packaging HardwareTask 1.1.5 Monitoring Hardware

Task 1.2.1 Audio Interface ModuleTask 1.2.2 Mixer Module Hardware

Phase 1.2 Modulator Design Hardare Task 1.2.3 Output Stage ModuleMilestone Prototype Prototype Ready Hardware

The Budget

JohnSmith 15 $225.00

Circuits Lab 10 $70.00JohnSmith 10 $150.00

Circuits Lab 2 24 $24.00Mary Morrison 20 $300.00Circuits Lab 32 $224.00John Martinez 32 $480.00Comp Mod $150.00John Martinez 40 $600.00Lab Circuits 3 40 $280.00

$2,503.00

Even the Components are included here

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