University of Warwick Project Management Control Paper

Q2.
– – Critically evaluate the characteristics of an effective project monitoring and control
process? (40%) (It’s about monitoring and control. It’s a chance to do a little bit of extra
work in term of focusing on how we effectively monitor and control project. An example of a
characteristic of an effective monitoring system is that we want early warning if problem.
We don’t want to find out after the event. There’s a problem. We wanna find out in
sufficient time that I can react to that without information and do something about it. An
important characteristic of our monitoring control system is it’s giving us early warning of
problems. If we find out the problem early enough, then we can do something about it.
Equally, our monitoring control system. It’s not just about monitoring time, it’s also about
monitoring cost. It’s also about monitoring, meeting the requirements, time, cost, quality.
We should be looking for as many as we can think of that would mean that we have an
effective monitoring control process.)
– – What tools are available to the project management team to help monitor and control
projects? (30%) (the question asked for what tools were available to help monitor control
projects? A range of tools that are going to address both time, cost and also in term of
meeting the requirements. For example, the network and critical path analysis like Gantt
chart in term of cost. Generally we have review meeting, regular intervals on projects. That
is a tool to help us control the projects. This part of question is looking for a sort of range of
tools but not a lot of detail on each tool. )
– – Briefly discuss the potential challenges there might be in using an earned value
management system. (30%)(the third part, one of the issue with earned value management
is that it’s quite challenging to make it work. So what are some of those issues? Some of
those challenges in terms of making a value management work. )
Learning outcomes
assessed in this
assessment (numbered)
1. Critically evaluate the requirements for managing and
contributing to projects effectively within the organisational
environment.
3. Contribute to the formulation and management of project
teams throughout the project lifecycle and critically evaluate
team performance.
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