Here at NC State, we have a 10 year plan that was the basis of our part of a higher education plan approved by the NC voters last fall.
We got what we asked for and now have $364 Million worth of new construction as well as complete renovations of several buildings. The selection process began with wish lists of the Deans and evolved into a plan proposed by the University Architect.
Those projects are now budgeted and scheduled in Microsoft 2000. We are in the design phase of eight at the present time. The last will finish construction in 2009.
In the reading, think about the relative value of a non-numeric versus a numeric selection model. With over 300 building in the physical plant is scope of project and cost important, with a fixed amount of total budget? How do you schedule all the projects when the inflation value of money is less in later years?
(On page 49, remember if t = 8 you will need 8 equations to sum).
Read and understand the "Gettin Wheels" weighted scoring model. Could you buy a car this way? How about a house?
Understand what Risk and Risk Analysis are.
Read the section on Project proposals. (2.6) I will ask for a Project Proposal for the Individual Project you will do for this course.