Problem for MS Project

A multinational FMCG company wishes to launch a new fruit yogurt in the coming season. A brief description of
the activities associated with this project, their expected durations in weeks and their immediate predecessors are
given in the following table.

Activity Description Resources Predecessor Expected Time Days

Optimistic Likely Pessimistic
1-A Management Approval MD --- 2 2.5 4
2-B Product Concept Test Mgr Mktg A 3 4.5 5
3-C Technical Feasibility Prod Mgr, Machine A 2 2 3
4-D Recipe Finalization Mgr R & D C,B 1 1 2
5-E Shelf Life Trials Mgr R & D, Exec D 8 12 15
R&D
6-F Brand Positioning Study GM Mktg B 4 5 7
7-G Packaging Key lines Packer F 1 1 2.5
8-H Agency Adv Develop. GM Mktg F,E 4 8 10
9-I Agency Layouts artworks Artist, PC G 2 3 5
10-J Adv. Test research Mgr R & D H 3 4 5
11-K Cost Finalization Mgr Costing D 1 1 2
12-L Pricing Decision GM Sales, PC J,F 1 1.5 3
13-M Marketing Mix Finalization GM Mktg, Mgr L 2 2.5 3
Mktg, PC
14-N POS Development Mgr Systems M 2 4 5
15-O Launch Plans GM Sales N 1 1 1.5
16-P Branch Communication Mgr Admin O 0.5 0.5 1
17-Q Suppliers Delivery of H 4 5 8
packaging
18-R Production trial Prod Mgr, D,Q 1.5 2 3
,Workers, Machine,
Fruits, Milk, Yeast
19-S Mgmt Final Approval MD R 0.5 1 1.5
20-T Final Production Same as R S 1 2.5 3
21-U Stock Movement T 0.5 1.5 2
22-V Position Movement T 0.5 1 1.5
23-W Launch U,V 1 2 4

Create a project file. Change the standard calendar to keep Saturdays as working days, regular timings from 9:30 to
1:30 and 2:00 to 6:00, Hours per day 8, days per month 25, Jan 14, Jan 26 and August 15 as holidays.
Enter tasks and their predecessors. Enter task times using PERT form. Calculate PERT.
Enter Resources in resources sheet and Assign resources to Tasks.
Enter costs for resources. Enter partial completion of certain tasks. Split some tasks.
Cost details are as follows: (Milk per litre, Fruit per KG others per hour.)

Descr MD GM Mgr Exec Artist Worker PC M/C Milk Fruit

Cost 260 175 100 50 60 10 15 100 18 50
Accrua Start Start End Prorata Prorata Prorata Prorata Prorata
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Units 1 2 2 3 5 1 1 100 50
Reqd

Show task dependency of Start to Start between two tasks T and U. Put constraint of Must start on Aug 16, 2004 on
task A. Show lag of two days between tasks S and T. Write Notes for tasks K , L and M. Change priorities of tasks
A, E and J to 750, 600 and 400 respectively. Change the colours of middles of bars for tasks A,B and C in Gantt
chart to Yellow, green and maroon respectively. Put start date on right of bar, % complete on top of the bar and
resource names on the bottom of the bar. Enter a recurring task showing meeting of the team on every Friday from
2 PM to 4 PM. You will have to create a special calendar named meeting and use it with this task. Enter last task X
as a mile stone task with description Product successfully launched. Add task T1 as a summary task after
task T and make tasks U and V as its sub-tasks.