Managing for Success

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Managing for Success

• Siva

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Components of a PROJECT

• Management (Administrative)
• Development (Technical)

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Project Management

• The managerial and business aspects of a project
• costs
• benefits
• risks
• people/team
• deadlines
• deliverables
• contingencies
• productivity
• priorities etc etc.

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Critical Path Method (CPM)

• A project planning and scheduling technique.
• The duration of the critical path is equal to
  the shortest possible project duration

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Project Management
C,3
A,2
E,1
Start,0
END,0
B,4
D,3
F,2
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Activities Free Float Total Float
0 10 A,10 0 10
Start,0
10 10 END,0 10 10
0 4 B,4 1, 5
4 9 C,5 5 10
0 2 D,2 5 7
4 7 E,3 7 10
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Project Milestones
ID Activity Name Task In charge/ Submission To Date of Start/Completion Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 Select Project Team
2 Generate Specifications Team/Leader
3 Project Design SSi Member i
4 Project Design Validation Team/Leader
5 6 Project Presentation Team/Lecturer
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Activities

• Project Selection/ Title
• Generate Specifications
• Identification of subsystems
• Design (System Subsystems)
• Design validation
• Component Selection/procurement
• Prototyping
• Generation of Test methods/Expected Results.
• Project Integration
• Testing/Troubleshooting
• Test Results verifications
• Fine tuning to meet the specifications.
• Compilation of documents and generation of
  report.
• Project Presentation.

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Subsystem Identification
System
Subsystem2
Subsystem1
SS11
SS12
SS1n
SS21
SS22
SS2m
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IR Audio System ( An Example)
Head Phones
Receiver
Audio Eqpt..
Transmitter
IR E
IR D
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System Specifications(IR Audio )

• Name IR Audio System
• Type 0.7 to 3 Micro meter range
• (Near IR Range)
• Distance 5 meters
• Modulation type FM
• Frequency Response Flat from 100 Hz to 12 KHz.
• Power 9VDC at lt100mA for Transmitter
• 9VDC at lt100m A for Receiver
• Size
• Weight
• Volume
• Connector details

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Subsystem 1 (Transmitter)(S1)

• Electrical Specifications
• Input Specs.
• Output Specs.
• Power Supply Specs.
• Connector Pin connection details
• Mechanical Specifications
• Size
• Weight
• Volume
• Connector Positions
• Environmental Specifications
• Operational Temperature Range
• Storage Temperature Range
• Accepted Vibration/Shock Levels.

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Subsystem 2 (Receiver)(S2)

• Electrical Specifications
• Input Specs.
• Output Specs.
• Power Supply Specs.
• Connector Pin connection details
• Mechanical Specifications
• Size
• Weight
• Volume
• Connector Positions
• Environmental Specifications
• Operational Temperature Range
• Storage Temperature Range
• Accepted Vibration/Shock Levels.

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Sub-Subsystems of S1

• Compensating Network(SS11)
• Amplifier(SS12)
• FM Modulator(SS13)
• Driver(SS14)
• IR Emitters(SS15)

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Sub-Subsystems of S2

• IR Detector(SS21)
• Amplifiers(SS22)
• Limiter(SS23)
• FM Demodulator(SS24)
• De-emphasis Network(SS25)
• Audio Amplifier(SS26)
• Audio Driver(SS27)