Project Control Cycle

—  Deliverables: scope

—  Time:

◦       Meeting milestones/deadlines

—  Costs:

◦       Cumulative actual amount spent

◦       Cumulative earned value of the work performed

◦       Cumulative budgeted amount
planned to be spent

◦       Resources…..

Control strategies

—  Work harder, longer or faster

—  Re-plan project – levelling?

—  Extend timescale

—  Reduce timescale - crashing

—  Increase/level resources

—  Reduce scope

—  Terminate project

Focus on:

—  Goals – time, scope and cost  and understand the balance

—  Know where you are in the project

—  Critical path and near critical path activities

—  High risk activities

Post Project Review

—  Evaluate if the project delivered expected benefits to customers

—  Was customer satisfied?

—  Was project managed well?

—  What was done wrong and what contributed to success?

—  What changes should be implemented for future projects?

—  Technical performance 

—  Cost performance

—  Schedule performance

—  Planning & control

—  Risk management

—  Customer relationships

—  Communications

—  Recommendations