Senior management expects you to release a new printer which will upstage the competitor’s
expected new printer announcement. The target schedule is shortened to allow you to ramp
up manufacturing and marketing soon enough to pre-empt the competitor announcement
with an announcement of your own. The budget will support a cost structure that permits a
profit margin which is slightly better than the current printer’s margin. Your own analysis of
the work required, and subsequent work breakdown structure has led to you conclude that
these targets are difficult but achievable. Market intelligence gathered on the competitor’s
plans is considered reliable, so the target specs for your new printer, required to upstage your
competitor’s new printer, are reasonably well defined/understood, and expected to remain
stable throughout the project. Comparatively, you are pleased that your project is reasonably
staffed because other Project Managers are struggling to complete their work with limited
resources.
Scenario Point Distribution of Scenario B
Target Points for
Meeting Target
Points for Exceeding
Target
Total Points
Project Scope 175 100 275
Project Schedule 175 100 275
Project Resources 250 100 350
Team Process 100 n/a 100
Total Points 1000
