Final project

510 Project

It is time to apply the concepts from the course to the following fictitious scenario.  Working in groups of 2-3 students you will complete a PowerPoint showcasing fundamentals from the course.  Please read the case study below and get started.  Good luck!

NOTE:  The following case study is fictitious in nature.  Fleet size and operational flight times are somewhat fabricated.  This is a possible initiative of the department, but please do not contact real Lewis stakeholders without running it by me first. 

Case Study:

Congratulations!  Your firm has been selected to compete for the job of developing and installing hangar space for Aircraft Services to maintain the fleet along with storage hangars for fleet aircraft. The fleet consists of 21 Cessna 172S aircraft which each flying approximately 600 hours per year.  The school also has 1 Piper Arrow which flies approximately 200 hours per year. Last, 2 Piper Seminoles are utilized for multi-engine training each flying approximately 600 hours per year. The Services hangar needs to be able to house 3 aircraft at one time, tooling, and space for personnel.

You will be competing with 3 other firms for the job.  Your company must develop a plan which will meet the needs of the flight program and university. Stay in compliance with Part 139 (airport regulations) and other pertinent state laws (you need to look these up). Each week, a differing phase of the project will be due covering the required elements as outlined below.  You will need to conduct some outside research on your own (hangar construction costs, regulatory requirements, labor costs, equipment and operational expenses, etc).  You will need to take some liberties, as I am not expecting you to be overnight experts regarding a construction project of this magnitude.  After all, this is not a Construction Management Course, but I do expect you to be able to apply the concepts from the course.  Ensure you reference the text where appropriate to assist you with this project.  Each phase of the project is worth 50 points and will be scored on the following criteria:

Scoring__________________________________________________________________

Project Content                                                1……….2……….3                 Total______

Presentation Quality                                      1……….2……….3                 Total______

Comments Posted                                           1……….2……….3                 Total______

In-text APA References Provided             Yes (1pt)  No (0pts)         Total______

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                                Total Points X’s 5 (50 points possible) Overall______

Project Content:  Did the group answer the questions appropriately utilizing information from the text and course to influence their approach.

Project Quality:  Were the submitted Phase documents eye-appealing, free of typos, and laid out correctly?

Comments Posted:  For each Phase each group needs to review and reply to other groups.  Ask questions of each other and help each other.  This is a learning experience.  Ensure you include all group member names in the posts.

Citations:  It may be appropriate to reference portions of the book.  Please use APA 6^th edition for any references provided.

Here are the 3 Phases of the Project.

Phase 1:
Use this week to get organized as a group!  Answer the following questions as a group and submit them to the assignment drop box in a PowerPoint.

-What information must you gather in order to begin the process?  What else do you need to know from me, the customer?

-Who are your stakeholders?  How would you rank them?  Why did you rank them this way?  What impact will they have on you for the project?  Hint: Use the Lewis University website to provide names.  Let’s also assume the Board of Trustees will have final approval on the project as well.

-Create a definition checklist of what this project will look like.  Make sure it is detailed enough; this is your game plan!

Phase 2:
Answer the following questions as a group and submit them to the assignment drop box in a PowerPoint.

-Create a project cost estimate.  You may take liberties regarding hourly wages, salaries, but please conduct some research to try and be as accurate as possible regarding material and infrastructure costs (fuel tanks, concrete, etc).  Did you go with a top-to-bottom estimate or a bottom-to-top estimate?  Why?  How did you build in buffers for costs?

-What authorizations are required?  What rules exist in the FAR Part 139 and EPA realms?  How did the regulations impact your plans?

-Develop a chart of your choosing for program completion (Gant, Arrow Logic, etc).  Why did you display the data in this way?  Ensure you build in time estimates for the differing stages of your project.  How did you arrive at these numbers?

Phase 3:
Prepare a final business case on why you should receive the bid in PowerPoint format.

-Include all elements from the previous phases into your report.  Pretend you are presenting this to me, the customer.  Hint:  See the Written Case example on page 118.

-On the last slide of your PowerPoint answer the following questions for me, the professor.  You most likely would not share this with the client.  What tradeoffs did you made in time, cost, and level of specification?  Why did you make these tradeoffs?  Backup your position!