The following post has two assignments namely;

1.Sephora solution and evaluation

write a two page {solution}and {evaluation} about sephora’s (herpes lipstick case) with reference.

2.Economic/Statistic Problems

You are given the following information about the supply of resources for your project (all
work based):
Resource Name: Max Units: Standard Rate O/T rate:
Applications Manager 200% £80.00/h £95.00/h
Integration Manager 100% £75.00/h £90.00/h
Manager 100% £80.00/h £95.00/h
Network Engineer 600% £50.00/h £80.00/h
Programmer 500% £50.00/h £65.00/h
Software Installer 300% £60.00/h £80.00/h
Support Manager 100% £60.00/h £80.00/h
Systems Analyst 300% £55.00/h £75.00/h
System Tester 300% £55.00/h £70.00/h
Technical Author 100% £50.00/h £70.00/h
Required:
Part A i)
First, allocate these resources to the tasks as stated below (where ‘NE’ means ‘Network
Engineer’, ‘M’ means ‘Manager’ … and so on):
ID Brief Name: Resources to be allocated:
3 Install Ethernet and fast ethernet NE at 100% and SI at 200%
4 Install multi mode fibre connection NE at 200%
5 Request BT for connections M at 100%
6 Schedule downtime for installation NE at 100% and SI at 200%
10 Determine subsystems to be installed M at 100% and IM at 100%

Part A ii)
In part A i) above, you were given an initial supply of resources. Now that you have made
your allocation of staff to tasks you should reconsider this allocation.
Required:
1. Find the minimum level of resources required for your project in order that it is still
possible for all tasks to start at their earliest event times. Explain how you achieve this
and give suitable evidence to show that it has been achieved.
2. Find the minimum number of ‘Network Engineers’ that can be allocated without
delaying the current project finish date. Again, explain and give evidence.
3. Explain also why this knowledge may be important to the effective management of
your project
Leave the number of resources at the level found in ‘Part A ii) 1’ for the rest of your work.
(35 marks)
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Part B:
At the moment, the project is using the default ‘Standard’ Microsoft Project calendar which
ignores both Bank and Public Holidays. Create a new copy of the standard calendar (perhaps
called by your name) and allocate it as the default calendar for the project. It should include
the following dates, where relevant, as non working days:
Year 2019: 01 Jan 19 Apr 22 Apr 06 May 27 May
26 Aug 25 Dec 26 Dec

Required:
Where will your new calendar be used in Project? Carefully explain any change in the project
finish date and explain why it is useful to reset the baseline.
Show some clear evidence that your dates have been changed to non working days.
(15 marks)
Part C:
You are now given the following information about various fixed costs:
Overheads are allocated to the project at £150 per day (covering management and
administrative costs, secretarial support, consumables, photocopying, plan prints and office
accommodation where allocated to this project, etc.). Payment is to be made pro rata.
For task 3 (Install ethernet and fast …) the cost of components is £6000 paid up front.
For task 4 (Install multi mode fibre …) the cost of components is £5000 paid up front.
For the duration of ‘Phase 2’ you must hire a test site at a cost of £400 per week paid at the
end of the phase.
You may add other fixed costs if you wish … provided that you justify their inclusion.
Required:
Add the fixed costs as specified above. Describe carefully how each fixed costs is allocated
within the programme and how much each adds to total cost. Provide evidence of these
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changes.
Of course in the actual project there would be far more fixed costs to take account of. But for
the purposes of this assessment we will ignore them.
Note: When you add in fixed costs make sure they do not change the duration of tasks.
(15 marks)
Part D:
What is meant by the term ‘tracking’? Why is it necessary to ‘track’ a project?
Your project now starts and you receive a report telling you that tasks 3 to 7 went off exactly
according to plan.
Required:
Update MS Project to show that tasks 3 to 7 did indeed go according to plan.
Now, track through this project for tasks 9 to 13 inclusive making any assumptions about
actual durations and/or costs you like. Have at least three tasks where either the duration or
the cost (or both) were different from your baseline figure(s).
Explain carefully the variances you introduce for each of the tasks and carefully document the
impact on costs and durations in your project for each task.
Provide some print out which demonstrates that tracking has occurred at task level and shows
any cost and/or time variances so created.
(35 marks)
TOTAL: 100 Marks