Topic: Project Performance and Completion Presentation

Order Description

responses to the following project performance measurement and project closure items:

Project Performance Measurement
Explain how the project managers use earned value to monitor project performance.
Calculate the project’s Budget At Completion (BAC).
Explain how the Schedule and Cost Performance Indexes are calculated and are used to monitor project performance.
Explain how agile project performance measurement differs from the traditional methods.

ACTIVITY    DURATION    RESOURCE(S)    DEPENDENCY            RESOURCE LIST
1    Select/Assign Project Team        2 days                    Project Sponsorship Team (PST)
2        Determine human resources required for project    4 hours    PM                Project Manager (PM)
3        Match required skills to current employees    4 hours    PM, HR    2            Project Team (PT)
4        Identify and request employees for project team    8 hours    PM, HR    3            Human Resources (HR)
5        Select/Assign Project Team complete            4            Project Procurement Lead (PPL)
6    Establish building design and function        2.5 days                    Engineering Firm – Project Manager (EFPM)
7        Determine who to interview    4 hours    PM, PT    5            Earthworks Geotechnical Co.
8        Interview occupants for design features    4 hours    PM    7            Moving Company (MC)
9        Evaluate design features    6 hours    PM, PT    8
10        Propose final design features to Sponsor    2 hours    PM    9
11        Approve final design and function    30 Min    PST, PM    10
12        Establish building design and function complete            11
13    Select Engineering firm to design building and cost        1.75 days
14        Solicit bids    4 hours    PM, PPL    12
15        Develop criteria for engineering firm selection    2 hours    PM, PPL    14
16        Evaluate/select engineering firm from bids    1 day    PM, PPL, PT    15
17        Select Engineering firm to design building and cost complete            16
18    Evaluate and select building site        4 days
19        Determine site requirements    1 day    EFPM, PM    17
20        Hire Contractor for soil and other testing as needed    4 hours    EFPM    19
21        Identify possible building sites.    4 hours    EFPM, PM    20
22        Contractor test soil at proposed building sites and provide results    1 day    Earthworks    21
23        Develop criteria for building site selection    4 hours    EFPM    22
24        Select building site    4 hours    EFPM, PM    23
25        Evaluate and select building site complete            24
26    Obtain Funding for building         3 days
27        Prepare building proposal with estimated costs    2 days    EFPM    25
28        Submit building proposal with estimated costs    2 hours    EFPM    27
29        Approve building proposal with estimated costs    6 hours    EFPM, PM    28
30        Approve building proposal with estimated costs complete            29
31    Hire builder
32        Solicit bids for construction of building    1 week    PM, PT    11, 17, 30
33        Determine selection criteria for bids    1 day    PM,PT
34        Select builder    1 day    PM, PT    32
35        Negotiate builder contract terms    2 days    PM, PPL, EFPM    34
36        Award builder contract    1 day    PST, PM, PPL    35
37        Hire builder complete
38    Conduct builder contract oversight
39        Develop contract surveillence plan    2 days    PM
40        Conduct building contract surveillences    duration of contract 1 @ week    PM, EFPM    39
41        Document building contract surveillences and route for review    2 hrs @ week    PM    40
42        Conduct pre-delivery inspection of building    2 days    PM, PT, EFPM
43        Take delivery of building    1 day    PS, PM, EFPM    42
44        Conduct builder contract oversight complete
45    Furnish building
46        Identify building furnishings    2 days    PM, PT, PPL    17, 29
47        Submit building furnishings cost for approval    2 days    PM     46
48        Building furnishing cost approved.    1 hr    PST    47
49        Solicit bids for building furnishings    4 hrs    PM, PT, PPL    48
50        Determine selection criteria for building furnishings    4 hrs    PM, PT
51        Select supplier of building furnishings    1 day    PM, PT, PPL    50
52        Order furnishings    1 day    PT, PPL
53        Receive and inspect furnishings    2 days    PT, PPL    52
54        Schedule and install furnishings    1 week    PM, PT    53
55        Furnish building complete
56    Occupy Building
57        Schedule employee moves    4 hrs    PM
58        Notify employees of move schedule    1 hr    PM    57
59        Hire moving company to assist move as required    4 hrs    PM, PT    57
60        Conduct building move in    1 week    PM, PT,  MC    43, 58, 59
61        Occupy Building complete
62    Close Project
63        Liquidate all accounts payable    1 day    PPL    42, 52, 61
64        Solicit lessons learned from all team members    4 hrs    PM, PT, PPL
65        Receive lessons learned from all team members    4 hrs    PM    43, 55, 64
66        Formulate final lessons learned documentation for project    1 week    PM, PT    65
67        Close project complete