Networking Case Study: Rapid Prototyping

Discuss about the Networking Case Study for Rapid Prototyping.

 

Introduction

This report depicts the importance of implementing a rapid prototype model in the business organization. This report elaborates the lessons learnt from the “RAPID PROTOTYPING — NEW DISCIPLINE “case study. In this case study it is mentioned that, while working for the Cocable Company, they had got a contract for GE Company to design a prototype machine for the newest jet engine. While, developing the rapid prototype machine for Get engine, during the testing phase they realized that the prototype machine is facing major implementation level issue.

For making the required changes extra payment will be needed to provide. The departments who are going to pay for the changes are also illustrated in this report. Not only this but also the necessary steps those are needed to be applies are also elaborated in this report. In order to avoid these issues proper recommendations and strategies should have to be developed those are also illustrated in this report.  

Lessons learnt from the case

It has been found that most of the project management oriented issues take place in the organizations due to lack of successful project management methodologies. This report mainly deals with different project management issues that the companies are facing. From last 1980, the rapid prototyping has become as one of the most growing field of innovation [4]. It is providing huge technical opportunities to the business organizations also [7]. This concept is growing from the beginning of the grassroots of technology. In this report Frank Billing an engineering student deals with the development of a rapid prototype model. From the very beginning he has started realizing the importance of newly developed rapid prototype model and its effectiveness in the competitive marketplace [6]. Though, Frank Billing was willing to be a professional rapid prototype machine developer but as he had enough debt thus he had to take job at Cocable Company.

Apart from this different issues associated to the rapid prototyping that might occur in the development phase are also have been learnt [3]. Very rapidly the usage of different technology is developing widely. From the case study different issues are identified. It is discovered that issue might occur related to supply of the raw material supply [5]. The costs of the prototype developing equipment are very high and even the functional and non functional requirement for the RP is very high. The promotions of the equipments are also very high from the application aspects. Eve during the functional testing phase issues might arise.

The department who should pay for the changes

After analyzing the details of the case study, it is found that after getting contract from the GE for the development of a newly jet engine Frank Billing realized that the company is facing major level challenges due to their faulty CAD model [4]. The standard size of the CAD model is required to be 55 inches, but for this particular prototype model the size id required to be 48 inches. It means that after the development they again need to change the model as per the requirement of the consumers. For meeting the requirement of the consumers they are also required extra budget and it is quite definite that this extra budget is not going to be provided by the GE company rather the Cocable Company is responsible to deliver the extra budget to meet the requirement of GE company newly jet engine [1].

The steps those should have been undertaken to make sure that the project scope is correct

In the project initiation phase the, project a manager develops the project objective and relates that to the project assumption [2]. It means that, considering the need of the consumers a project outcome is expected. In order to understand that the project scopes considered for this project are correct the necessary steps those have been undertaken are as follows:

• Complete analysis of the project
• Scope creep prevention
• Analysis of the risks

Recommendations

Technical training and development: In order to implement the project without any kind of error it is necessary for the company to arrange proper training and development program for the technical experts those have been hired by the HP department of the company.

Cost management: Cost is another issue that might affect the expected outcome of the system developers. In order to combat this issues at the project initiation phase the company is required to  go through a feasibility just to ensure that the project will be beneficial or not.

Time management: Time management is another important thing that the company is required to be considered properly. Before starting the project proper time according to the estimated cost must be allotted so that the owners could get measureable benefit from the project.   

Conclusion

From the overall discussion it can be concluded that in order to implement a successful business it is necessary to use prototype model. However, this newly invented technology is very much difficult to implement without any kind of error. For successful implementation all the involved developers are required to be technical experts. Before final implementation the system developer should implement a CAD model. The lessons learnt from the case study and for making the necessary changes the departments who are going to pay are also illustrated in this report. Not only this but also the report has mentioned the required steps those have been followed to ensure that the project scope is absolutely appreciable. In order to mitigate the issues proper recommendations are also given in this report.

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