Scenario: Roto Air
You will be working with
the following scenario throughout this course. You are free to make reasonable
assumptions when facts have not been provided, but do state them as you
complete the assignments.
You are a project
manager for Roto Air, Inc., a successful manufacturer of autonomous rotorcraft
(drone helicopters) headed by CEO Jackie Copperfield. You work at the research
and development facility in central New York and have been given the assignment
of transitioning the manufacturing processes for the newest product, the Quick
Drop 100, to its permanent manufacturing site in central Florida. The Florida
plant is non-union, has lower property taxes, and lower utility costs than the
New York location. You will be sharing an existing building owned by Roto Air
and used for assembly of other similar products. While floor space has been
allocated for your product, the specialized machinery and tools must be
procured. One of these machines is to be custom built and has a lead time of 5 months.
Normal support functions such as human resources, facility maintenance, and
manufacturing engineering are already available in Florida. A manual with the
product assembly instructions and specifications is needed for training the new
manufacturing technicians and will remain your responsibility to complete. An
appropriate budget of $1M has been approved for first year transition costs.
Annual savings from the move are expected to be $250,000 per year. The budget
is controlled by John Golden, plant manager in Florida. Manufacturing is
scheduled to start in the new location six months from today. You have a
well-qualified team of four other employees that are free to travel as needed
from their New York home to Florida. Although the team members have worked on
many projects, they have not worked together before. Team members are Jackie,
Ken, Jose, and Shawn. Upon successful transition you will return to your
responsibilities in New York.
Assignment:
This week you will
complete the project charter. Various publications and organizations have
differing contents for a charter; however you will be working with the outline
preferred by Roto Air. Using the information provided, complete the steps
below.
1.
Compose a business case for transitioning the product to
Florida.
2.
Prepare a scope statement for the transition project.
3.
Identify the most logical project sponsor and justify your
choice with at least two supporting reasons.
4.
Identify the top level project schedule.
5.
Identify the overall budget.
6.
Specifies at least one state or national safety standard that
the manufacturing operation must comply with and explain the reason for its
selection.
Your paper must be 900
to 1200 words in length (not including title and reference pages) and must be
formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.
Contextual (Level One) headings must be used to organize your paper and your
thoughts. You must cite at least two scholarly sources from the Ashford Online
Library in addition to the textbook.
Carefully review
theGrading Rubricfor the criteria that will be used to evaluate
your assignment.
