Grant Brennan

OGL 322

Professor Bates

2/3/21

Mapping A Recipe: My Grandmother Mimi’s Tacos

Recipe for My Grandmother Mimi’s Tacos

Ingredients

1-2 Pounds Ground Beef

Small Can Tomato Sauce (it’s just pureed tomatoes not pasta sauce but they call it Tomato
Sauce on the can)

Salt, Pepper and Dried Oregano

2 or 3 cloves of garlic, minced

Corn Tortillas

Canola Oil

Chopped Tomatoes

Chopped Onion

Chopped Cilantro

Chopped Iceberg Lettuce

Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Siracha

Tabasco

 
Directions for cooking the beef

Add some oil to pot before adding beef. Add ground beef  and cook over medium heat until
browned.  Drain fat (you can use the pan lid to hold the meat while you carefully tilt the pan to
let the fat drain into the sink). Add about a half of the can of tomato sauce (you can add more
later if needed).  Add garlic, salt, pepper and oregano.  Simmer for 5 minutes.

Directions for toppings preparation

Cut up all of the vegetables into small pieces. Grate cheese into slices. Take out sauces.

Directions for frying tortillas

In in a frying pan, heat canola oil and fry tortillas.  When fried, place on a plate with paper
towels to soak up extra oil.

Putting it all together

Put meat in fried tortilla then add topics to your liking

Chart
Network Diagram for One Person

Network Diagram for Two People

Gantt Chart

Discussion

Through my making of both Project Network Diagrams and a Gantt Chart, I found that both was

useful for different reasons. The Project Network Diagrams were great for understanding

sequencing and allowed for a second person to enter the project. With a Two-Person PND, I

found that each person had a better idea of what their tasks were, in which order, than if they had

perhaps used a Gantt Chart. The Gantt Chart, on the other hand, was beneficial towards

understanding timelines and deadlines. I found that because Gantt charts have a time axis, they

allowed for the reader to understand the amount of time needed to complete each task. Regarding

personal systems, I found that when delegating to my roommate, he may have valued how much

time was required to complete each task because he was less experienced with the process.

However, somebody who needed a refresher on the recipe, such as me, would perhaps value a
timeline of tasks. Overall, I find that Gantt Charts and Personal Network Diagrams both have a

place in task processes because of how different people value different information. Like my

example above, my differing uses of diagrams could help my team, myself and my roommate,

create tacos in a more efficient manner. Understanding this, it is obvious that collaboration can

only benefit one’s project in the planning phase. Ensuring that one’s team understand their tasks

and how to do them will allow for a more streamlined project process for the project manager.