TO: Aperture Science Upper Management

FROM: Testing Center Expansion Team

SUBJECT: Progress on Testing Center Expansion

Intro:1
We are making great progress on the Testing Center Expansion! We are currently 10 months
into the first year of expansion and outlook is good for the remainder of the project.

Summary:
Expanding the testing center is the necessary next step in the future of the company. The
Existing testing center does not meet the requirements of the research team. We originally set
out to construct 50 new testing chambers and renovate the existing 100 testing chambers. We
also recognized the need to acquire 200 new researchers to make use of the new and improved
testing center. Our original budget estimate was set at $100,000,000.

Task 1: Blueprint Design

Work Completed: 8 out of 20 blueprints have been completed for the new test chambers.
2 out of 5 blueprints have been completed for the renovation of existing test chambers.

Work Remaining: Upon examination of the schematics, some structural flaws have been
discovered and the blueprints need to be revised. 14 blueprints still need to be designed.

Task 2: Hire Workers

Work Completed: We have compiled a list of 100 researchers and their applications.

Work Remaining: Find 100 more researchers and the funds to put each of the total 200
on payroll.

Task 3: Creation of new Testing Chambers

Work Completed: We have created 4 new testing chambers.

Work Remaining: We have 46 new testing chambers left to build.

Task 4: Renovation of existing Testing Chambers

Work Completed: All 100 testing chambers to be renovated have been thoroughly
inspected by a highly skilled aperture science survey team and most have passed safety
standards.

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Dylan Kreutzer, Kaleb Hill, Justin Baker, Riley Janik, and Chris Flowers. all worked on this
 Work Remaining: Begin renovations on all 100 existing testing chambers.

Appraisal of progress to date:

The teams current progress on expansion is slightly behind our original timeline. We anticipated
having completed all preparations and approximately 30 test chambers by this time. Our teams
attention to detail ensures that the quality of our test chambers is above and beyond what was
expected, but production is behind. We have spent a little over $31,765,000 thus far.

Conclusion and recommendations:

While progress has been slower and more costly than originally anticipated, there is no reason
to suspect that this trend will continue moving forward. Initial problems have been resolved and
we are ready to continue the construction as soon as we receive more funds. In order to stay
under our original budget, we here on the renovation team propose revising the scope of the
project. Our survey team has given us valuable information on the status of the existing test
chambers and we have determined that only 20 of the chambers are in dire need of renovation.
We would also propose that the number of new test chambers to be constructed be reduced to
25. These revisions should allow us to stay on time and under budget.