Organizational Requirements – summary of project control

ACTION RESULT
  • Create a Baseline and Project Execution Plan (PEP)
    (see the lesson on Project Baselines)

(PV)

  • Use Activity Based Cost (ABC) Accounting
    (captures actual hours and expenditures)
(AC)
  • The Project Team provides information on milestones completed.
    (percent complete, number delivered)
(EV)
  • Monitor Variance Trends
(±30% to ±33%)
Stay within limits
  • The Past Predicts the Future
    (use both SPI and CPI to calculate time and cost at the end of the project, any time during the project)
(25 - 40% into the project,
predictions are accurate)
  • Schedule Predicts Cost
Time is Money