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INSTRUCTOR’S RESOURCE MANUAL

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Project Evaluation and Control

To Accompany

PROJECT MANAGEMENT:

Achieving Competitive Advantage

By

Jeffrey K. Pinto

CHAPTER 13

PROJECT PROFILE: Solar Power on the Rise

Introduction

13.1 CONTROL CYCLES – A GENERAL MODEL

13.2 MONITORING PROJECT PERFORMANCE

        Project S-Curves

        Milestone Analysis

Gantt Charts

13.3 EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT

        Creating Project Baselines

        Why Bother with Earned Value?

        Terminology for Earned Value

Conducting an Earned Value Analysis

13.4 USING EARNED VALUE TO MANAGE A PORTFOLIO OF PROJECTS

PROJECT PROFILE: Earned Value at Northrop-Grumman

13.5 ISSUES IN THE EFFECTIVE USE OF EARNED VALUE ANALYSIS

13.6 HUMAN FACTORS IN PROJECT EVALUATION AND CONTROL

Critical Success Factor Definitions

Summary

Key Terms

Solved Problems

Discussion Questions

Problems

Case 13.1 – The IT Department at Kimble College

Case 13.2 – The Superconducting Supercollider

Internet Exercises

MSProject Exercises

PMP Certification Sample Questions

Bibliography


TRANSPARENCIES

13.1 A GENERAL MODEL OF THE PROJECT CONTROL CYCLE

The Project Control Cycle

[pic 1]


13.2 – BUDGETED COSTS FOR SAMPLE PROJECT

                                        Duration (in weeks)

                5        10        15        20        25        30        35        40        45        Total

[pic 2][pic 3]

Design                6        2

Engineer                4        8        8        8

Install                                        4        20        6

Test                                                        2        6        4        2

Total                6        6        8        12        28        8        6        4        2

Cumul.                6        12        20        32        60        68        74        78        80        80


13.3  PROJECT S-CURVE

Cumulative Cost

($ in thousands)[pic 4]

        80[pic 5][pic 6]

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        60[pic 10][pic 11]

        

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        40[pic 14]

        [pic 15][pic 16]

        20[pic 17][pic 18]

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                        5        10        15        20        25        30        35        40        45

                                        Elapsed Time (in weeks)


  1. PROJECT S-CURVE SHOWING NEGATIVE VARIANCE

Cumulative Cost

($ in thousands)[pic 32]

        80[pic 33][pic 34]

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        60[pic 38][pic 39]

        

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                                                                $10,000 Negative Var.

        40                                                                [pic 44][pic 45][pic 46]

        [pic 47][pic 48]

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        20                                                                        [pic 50][pic 51][pic 52]

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                        5        10        15        20        25        30        35        40        45

                                        Elapsed Time (in weeks)

           Cumulative Budgeted Cost[pic 68]

           Cumulative Actual Cost[pic 69]


  1. GANTT CHART WITH MILESTONES

[pic 70]

Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.


  1. TRACKING GANTT WITH PROJECT ACTIVITY DEVIATION

[pic 71]

Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.

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