Case Study On Project Report | Management

Running Head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Project Management: Auto Pilot for Tractors
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Introduction
The main theme of the project is the development of autopilot tractor that can be used in
agricultural fields with much manual intervention. Lasseter Tractor Company will sponsor the
project as they feel the new auto pilot system for the tractors can significantly boost their
business and help them gain significant market share.
Discussion on the Project
In this project, the team will research and develop an auto pilot system for tractors so that
they do not need to be manually operated on the fields. This will save space and human effort
and will utilize GPS and other hardware to cultivate the land. The high level schedule for the
project is shown as follows.
WBS Task Name Duration Start Finish
0 Autopilot Tractor Development 61 days Tue 15-10-19 Tue 07-01-20
1 Research Study 10 days Tue 15-10-19 Mon 28-10-19
1.1 Access Online Papers 2 days Tue 15-10-19 Wed 16-10-19
1.2 Collect Technical Data 5 days Thu 17-10-19 Wed 23-10-19
1.3 Develop Project Roadmap 3 days Thu 24-10-19 Mon 28-10-19
1.4 Finalise Hardware and Software Specifications 0 days Mon 28-10-19 Mon 28-10-19
2 Hardware Implementation 10 days Tue 29-10-19 Mon 11-11-19
2.1 Purchase Hardware Required 4 days Tue 29-10-19 Fri 01-11-19
2.2 Installation of Suitable Hardware 6 days Mon 04-11-19 Mon 11-11-19
3 Software Implementation 7 days Tue 12-11-19 Wed 20-11-19
3.1 Purchase Software Required 4 days Tue 12-11-19 Fri 15-11-19
3.2 Installation of Suitable Software 3 days Mon 18-11-19 Wed 20-11-19
4 GPS System Installation 18 days Thu 21-11-19 Mon 16-12-19

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4.1 Installation of GPS Radar 5 days Thu 21-11-19 Wed 27-11-19
4.2 Integrate GPS Tracking System in the Hardware 10 days Thu 28-11-19 Wed 11-12-19
4.3 Conduct Software Testing for GPS Tracking 3 days Thu 12-12-19 Mon 16-12-19
5 System Testing 16 days Tue 17-12-19 Tue 07-01-20
5.1 Hardware Testing 3 days Tue 17-12-19 Thu 19-12-19
5.2 Software Testing 3 days Fri 20-12-19 Tue 24-12-19
5.3 Performance Testing 10 days Wed 25-12-19 Tue 07-01-20
5.4 Handover 0 days Tue 07-01-20 Tue 07-01-20
They key deliverable of this project is a fully functioning GPS based autopilot system for
tractors used in agricultural field. The budget for the development of the proposed autopilot
system is estimated to be around $600,000. The key resources required for the project include
GPS radar, computer with GPS reader and other hardware to control the tractor based on GPS
readings. The project needs to provide the manufacturing company with a significant amount of
cost benefit i.e. against the investment they are making for the development project, they expect
to earn at least 50% increase in their business in one year after the release of the autopilot tractor.
Moreover, the company also expects a return on investment (ROI) of at least 10%. A payback
period of not more than 2 years is expected in the project.
The project organisation will include a project manager, head researcher, hardware
operations specialist, software specialist and system tester. The project responsibilities are shown
in the following table.
Team Member Responsibility
Project Manager Planning, control and management of the