Project Management: WBS and Schedule for Apple MacBook Pro Design

This project provides a comprehensive analysis of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and project schedule for the design of a new MacBook Pro by Apple. The project encompasses various stages, starting with understanding business requirements and conceptualization, and progressing through product launch, partnerships, legal and social aspects, employee recruitment, and business transactions. It outlines the design plan, including defining suppliers, HR functions, and financial systems. The project further details the implementation of the production process, technical plans, manufacturing, and testing of the product. The report includes a Gantt chart, and a bibliography. This project showcases a structured approach to project management, outlining the tasks, durations, start and finish dates, and resource allocation for each phase of the product's development and marketing, including R&D processes and customer satisfaction. The document is a solved assignment available on Desklib, a platform providing AI-based study tools for students.

Running head: DEVELOPMENT OF WBS AND PROJECT SCHEDULE FOR A PRODUCT DESIGN BY APPLE
Development of WBS and Project Schedule for a Product Design by Apple
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author note

1DEVELOPMENT OF WBS AND PROJECT SCHEDULE FOR A PRODUCT DESIGN BY APPLE
Table of Contents
1. The WBS of the Project...............................................................................................................2
2. The Project Schedule...................................................................................................................5
2.1 The Project Gantt chart..........................................................................................................8
Bibliography....................................................................................................................................9

2DEVELOPMENT OF WBS AND PROJECT SCHEDULE FOR A PRODUCT DESIGN BY APPLE
1. The WBS of the Project
(Figure 1: The Work Breakdown Structure of the Project)
(Source: Created by author)
Designing of a
MacBook Pro by
Apple USA
Understanding
business
requirements
Determining the
designing and
implementation
Determining HR
functions and
system
Designing and
implementing
financial system
Designing an
implementation of
production
process
Implementation
and testing
Designing and
implementing
R&D Process
Designing and
implementing of
marketing solution

3DEVELOPMENT OF WBS AND PROJECT SCHEDULE FOR A PRODUCT DESIGN BY APPLE
The Work Breakdown Structure of the different stages of the project based on the design of the
new MacBook is discussed as:
Task Name
Designing of a MacBook Pro by Apple USA
Understanding business requirements
Conceptualization of the product and business idea
Determining the area of product launch
Determining the alliances and partnerships
Defining legal and social aspects
Understanding of employee recruitment and selection
Understanding handling of business transactions
Approval over business requirements
Determining the designing and implementation of product support
Defining a Design plan
Hiring the product support team
Defining the supplier of materials and components
Approval of product design
Determining HR functions and system
Defining a HR plan and positioning
Hiring of technical team
Designing and implementing financial system
Defining financial planners and hiring them
Setting up of financial status
Designing an implementation of production process

4DEVELOPMENT OF WBS AND PROJECT SCHEDULE FOR A PRODUCT DESIGN BY APPLE
Defining the technical plan for product
Developing the production plan
Approval of the Technical plan
Implementation and testing after product design
Manufacturing of the product
Development of the product in product line
Testing of embedded components
Presenting a documentation report
Completion and approval of product
Designing and implementing R&D Process
Defining organizational functions
Conducting R&D processes
Evaluation of product and included services
Preparing final report before market release
Completion of R&D processes
Designing and implementing of marketing solution
Understanding and segmenting customers
Developing techniques for customer acquisition
Preparing advertisement strategies
Distribution and selling of products
Preparing customer satisfaction plan
Completion of Marketing plan and further progress

5DEVELOPMENT OF WBS AND PROJECT SCHEDULE FOR A PRODUCT DESIGN BY APPLE
2. The Project Schedule
Task Name Duration Start Finish Resource Names
Designing of a MacBook Pro by Apple USA 883 days Wed 03-01-18 Fri 21-05-21
Understanding business requirements 77 days Wed 03-01-18 Thu 19-04-18
Conceptualisation of the product and business idea 28 days Wed 03-01-18 Fri 09-02-18 Business Manager
Determining the area of product launch 16 days Mon 12-02-18 Mon 05-03-18 Business Manager,Human
Resource Manager
Determining the alliances and partnerships 25 days Mon 12-02-18 Fri 16-03-18 Project Manager
Defining legal and social aspects 12 days Mon 19-03-18 Tue 03-04-18 Legal Teams
Understanding of employee recruitment and selection 10 days Mon 19-03-18 Fri 30-03-18 Human Resource Manager
Understanding handling of business transactions 12 days Wed 04-04-18 Thu 19-04-18 Business Manager
Approval over business requirements 0 days Thu 19-04-18 Thu 19-04-18
Determining the designing and implementation of
product support 31 days Fri 20-04-18 Fri 01-06-18
Defining a Design plan 21 days Fri 20-04-18 Fri 18-05-18 Product Designers
Hiring the product support team 18 days Fri 20-04-18 Tue 15-05-18 Project Manager
Defining the supplier of materials and components 10 days Mon 21-05-18 Fri 01-06-18 Project Manager
Approval of product design 0 days Fri 01-06-18 Fri 01-06-18

6DEVELOPMENT OF WBS AND PROJECT SCHEDULE FOR A PRODUCT DESIGN BY APPLE
Determining HR functions and system 54 days Fri 20-04-18 Wed 04-07-18
Defining a HR plan and positioning 20 days Fri 20-04-18 Thu 17-05-18 Business Manager
Hiring of technical team 23 days Mon 04-06-18 Wed 04-07-18 Project Manager
Designing and implementing financial system 29 days Thu 05-07-18 Tue 14-08-18
Defining financial planners and hiring them 14 days Thu 05-07-18 Tue 24-07-18 Financial Specialist
Setting up of financial status 15 days Wed 25-07-18 Tue 14-08-18 Financial Specialist
Designing an implementation of production process 67 days Thu 05-07-18 Fri 05-10-18
Defining the technical plan for product 35 days Thu 05-07-18 Wed 22-08-18 Project Manager
Developing the production plan 32 days Thu 23-08-18 Fri 05-10-18 Business Manager,Product
Designers,Project Manager
Approval of the Technical plan 0 days Fri 05-10-18 Fri 05-10-18
Implementation and testing after product design 492 days Mon 08-10-18 Tue 25-08-20
Manufacturing of the product 119 days Mon 08-10-18 Thu 21-03-19 Hardware Development
Team
Development of the product in product line 85 days Fri 22-03-19 Thu 18-07-19
Hardware Development
Team,Software
Development Team
Testing of embedded components 256 days Fri 19-07-19 Fri 10-07-20 Testing
Presenting a documentation report 32 days Mon 13-07-20 Tue 25-08-20 Project Manager

7DEVELOPMENT OF WBS AND PROJECT SCHEDULE FOR A PRODUCT DESIGN BY APPLE
Completion and approval of product 0 days Tue 25-08-20 Tue 25-08-20
Designing and implementing R&D Process 71 days Wed 26-08-20 Wed 02-12-20
Defining organizational functions 20 days Wed 26-08-20 Tue 22-09-20 Project Manager
Conducting R&D processes 25 days Wed 23-09-20 Tue 27-10-20 R&D Team
Evaluation of product and included services 36 days Wed 23-09-20 Wed 11-11-20 R&D Team
Preparing final report before market release 15 days Thu 12-11-20 Wed 02-12-20 Project Manager
Completion of R&D processes 0 days Wed 02-12-20 Wed 02-12-20
Designing and implementing of marketing solution 122 days Thu 03-12-20 Fri 21-05-21
Understanding and segmenting customers 12 days Thu 03-12-20 Fri 18-12-20 Advertising Team
Developing techniques for customer acquisition 20 days Mon 21-12-20 Fri 15-01-21 Advertising Team
Preparing advertisement strategies 35 days Mon 21-12-20 Fri 05-02-21 Advertising Team
Distribution and selling of products 65 days Mon 08-02-21 Fri 07-05-21 Marketing Team
Preparing customer satisfaction plan 10 days Mon 10-05-21 Fri 21-05-21 Business Manager
Completion of Marketing plan and further progress 0 days Fri 21-05-21 Fri 21-05-21

8DEVELOPMENT OF WBS AND PROJECT SCHEDULE FOR A PRODUCT DESIGN BY APPLE
2.1 The Project Gantt chart
ID Outline
Number
Task
Mode
Task Name Duration Start Finish
0 0 Designing of a MacBook Pro
by Apple USA
883 days Wed
03-01-18
Fri 21-05-21
1 1 Understanding business
requirements
77 days Wed
03-01-18
Thu 19-04-18
2 1.1 Conceptualisation of the
product and business idea
28 days Wed 03-01-18Fri 09-02-18
3 1.2 Determining the area of
product launch
16 days Mon 12-02-18 Mon 05-03-18
4 1.3 Determining the alliances
and partnerships
25 days Mon 12-02-18 Fri 16-03-18
5 1.4 Defining legal and social
aspects
12 days Mon 19-03-18 Tue 03-04-18
6 1.5 Understanding of employee
recruitment and selection
10 days Mon 19-03-18 Fri 30-03-18
7 1.6 Understanding handling of
business transactions
12 days Wed 04-04-18Thu 19-04-18
8 1.7 Approval over business
requirements
0 days Thu 19-04-18 Thu 19-04-18
9 2 Determining the designing and
implementation of product
support
31 days Fri 20-04-18 Fri 01-06-18
10 2.1 Defining a Design plan 21 days Fri 20-04-18 Fri 18-05-18
11 2.2 Hiring the product support
team
18 days Fri 20-04-18 Tue 15-05-18
12 2.3 Defining the supplier of
materials and components
10 days Mon 21-05-18 Fri 01-06-18
13 2.4 Approval of product design 0 days Fri 01-06-18 Fri 01-06-18
14 3 Determining HR functions and
system
54 days Fri 20-04-18 Wed
04-07-18
15 3.1 Defining a HR plan and
positioning
20 days Fri 20-04-18 Thu 17-05-18
16 3.2 Hiring of technical team 23 days Mon 04-06-18 Wed 04-07-18
17 4 Designing and implementing
financial system
29 days Thu 05-07-18 Tue 14-08-18
18 4.1 Defining financial planners
and hiring them
14 days Thu 05-07-18 Tue 24-07-18
19 4.2 Setting up of financial status 15 days Wed 25-07-18Tue 14-08-18
20 5 Designing an implementation
of production process
67 days Thu 05-07-18 Fri 05-10-18
21 5.1 Defining the technical plan
for product
35 days Thu 05-07-18 Wed 22-08-18
22 5.2 Developing the production
plan
32 days Thu 23-08-18 Fri 05-10-18
23 5.3 Approval of the Technical
plan
0 days Fri 05-10-18 Fri 05-10-18
24 6 Implementation and testing
after product design
492 days Mon 08-10-18Tue 25-08-20
25 6.1 Manufacturing of the product119 days Mon 08-10-18 Thu 21-03-19
26 6.2 Development of the product
in product line
85 days Fri 22-03-19 Thu 18-07-19
27 6.3 Testing of embedded
components
256 days Fri 19-07-19 Fri 10-07-20
28 6.4 Presenting a documentation
report
32 days Mon 13-07-20 Tue 25-08-20
29 6.5 Completion and approval of
product
0 days Tue 25-08-20 Tue 25-08-20
30 7 Designing and implementing
R&D Process
71 days Wed
26-08-20
Wed
02-12-20
31 7.1 Defining organizational
functions
20 days Wed 26-08-20Tue 22-09-20
32 7.2 Conducting R&D processes 25 days Wed 23-09-20Tue 27-10-20
33 7.3 Evaluation of product and
included services
36 days Wed 23-09-20Wed 11-11-20
34 7.4 Preparing final report before
market release
15 days Thu 12-11-20 Wed 02-12-20
35 7.5 Completion of R&D processes0 days Wed 02-12-20Wed 02-12-20
36 8 Designing and implementing of
marketing solution
122 days Thu 03-12-20 Fri 21-05-21
37 8.1 Understanding and
segmenting customers
12 days Thu 03-12-20 Fri 18-12-20
38 8.2 Developing techniques for
customer acquisition
20 days Mon 21-12-20 Fri 15-01-21
39 8.3 Preparing advertisement
strategies
35 days Mon 21-12-20 Fri 05-02-21
40 8.4 Distribution and selling of
products
65 days Mon 08-02-21 Fri 07-05-21
41 8.5 Preparing customer
satisfaction plan
10 days Mon 10-05-21 Fri 21-05-21
42 8.6 Completion of Marketing
plan and further progress
0 days Fri 21-05-21 Fri 21-05-21
Business Manager
Business Manager,Human Resource Manager
Project Manager
Legal Teams
Human Resource Manager
Business Manager
19-04
Product Designers
Project Manager
Project Manager
01-06
Business Manager
Project Manager
Financial Specialist
Financial Specialist
Project Manager
Business Manager,Product Designers,Project Manager
05-10
Hardware Development Team
Hardware Development Team,Software Development Team
Testing
Project Manager
25-08
Project Manager
R&D Team
R&D Team
Project Manager
02-12
Advertising Team
Advertising Team
Advertising Team
Marketing Team
Business Manager
21-05
W S T M F T S W S T M F T S W S T M F T S W S T M F T S W S T M F T S W S T M F T S W S T M F T S W S T
19 Nov '17 14 Jan '18 11 Mar '18 06 May '18 01 Jul '18 26 Aug '18 21 Oct '18 16 Dec '18 10 Feb '19 07 Apr '19 02 Jun '19 28 Jul '19 22 Sep '19 17 Nov '19 12 Jan '20 08 Mar '20 03 May '20 28 Jun '20 23 Aug '20 18 Oct '20 13 Dec '20 07 Feb '21 04 Apr '21 30 May '21
(Figure 2: The Gantt chart of the Project)
(Source: Created by author)

9DEVELOPMENT OF WBS AND PROJECT SCHEDULE FOR A PRODUCT DESIGN BY APPLE
Bibliography
Chih, Y. Y., & Zwikael, O. (2015). Project benefit management: A conceptual framework of
target benefit formulation. International Journal of Project Management, 33(2), 352-362.
Hekkert, P., & Cila, N. (2015). Handle with care! Why and how designers make use of product
metaphors. Design Studies, 40, 196-217.
Morey, T., Forbath, T., & Schoop, A. (2015). Customer data: Designing for transparency and
trust. Harvard Business Review, 93(5), 96-105.
Morris, R. (2016). The fundamentals of product design. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Muratovski, G. (2015). Paradigm shift: Report on the new role of design in business and
society. She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation, 1(2), 118-139.
Svejvig, P., & Andersen, P. (2015). Rethinking project management: A structured literature
review with a critical look at the brave new world. International Journal of Project
Management, 33(2), 278-290.