Solar Power on the Rise
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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
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13.2 – BUDGETED COSTS FOR SAMPLE PROJECT
Duration (in weeks)
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Total
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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]
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60[pic 10][pic 11]
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40[pic 14]
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20[pic 17][pic 18]
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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
Elapsed Time (in weeks)
- 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.
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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]
- GANTT CHART WITH MILESTONES
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Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.
- TRACKING GANTT WITH PROJECT ACTIVITY DEVIATION
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Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.
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