This post is the continuation of a series of articles I started last year on measuring performance beyond the traditional approach. So if you’ve read”Getting to the Nuts and Bolts”, and the subsequent posts on the WBS, RAMs,and the OBS,…
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Organization and RAMs
An Organizational Breakdown Structure. If you read my post “Getting to the Nuts & Bolts” then this is the continuation of that post. I’ll discuss the Organizational Breakdown Structure or the OBS, and the Resource Assignment Matrix or RAM. We’ve…
Getting to the Nuts & and Bolts
The Work Breakdown Structure. In my earlier posts I started to describe all the fundamental organization necessary to use an Earned Value method for performance measurement. I wanted to describe a way to measure how well a team performs using…
Pointers for Starting a Project Using EVM
Getting Started This is a continuation of the posts I’ve published earlier using Earned Value Management as an alternative to what I call the “traditional approach” to performance measurement. When starting a project using (EVM) there are several things that…
Tagged with: earned value management, major projects, program management, program planning, project controls, project skills, technology
Posted in Project Control, Project Initiation, Project Planning
Posted in Project Control, Project Initiation, Project Planning
Beyond the “Traditional Approach to Performance”.
The Triple Constraint. One of the fundamental concepts of all project management is the idea of the triple constraint. Since basic project management revolves around this concept, and earn value relies on using the triple constraint I’ll describe it here.…
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Posted in Project Control, Project Execution, Project Planning, Schedule Planning, Schedules in Execution, Schedules in Reporting
Posted in Project Control, Project Execution, Project Planning, Schedule Planning, Schedules in Execution, Schedules in Reporting
Adding Value Beyond the Traditional Measurement Approach
The Earned Value Approach In my last post I discussed the traditional way of measuring progress on a project. This approach involved having a PM compare the “actuals” the team members expended on tasks versus what the task was “budgeted”…
Measuring Performance – The Traditional Approach
The Traditional Approach For the longest time teams were provided a yearly budget based on the scope of anticipated work and the quantity of people available to work on projects. In my early days as a project engineer, I was…
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Posted in Project Control, Project Execution
Posted in Project Control, Project Execution
Are We Performing Yet?!
Some projects never really seem to get off the ground correctly and the teams working the project stay in a constant state of “storming”. Have you ever been on a team that had issues with communications, project deliveries, product quality,…
“Radar Contact Established, Climb and Maintain….”
The most wonderful words to a pilot who has lifted off a runway into instrument meteorological conditions are “radar contact established”. The words confirm that someone at air traffic control is tracking you, guiding you, and helping you reach your…
CAMs – Who needs them?
One of the arguments I hear almost daily it seems, is that project management is an expensive proposition. I mean to say that with technical teams at least, there seems to be a perception that the tech leads have it…
Tagged with: business proceess improvement, earned value management, government contracting, integrated baseline review, manufacturing, networks, program management, program planning, project controls, project execution, project schedules, scope management, technology
Posted in Project Close, Project Control, Project Execution, Project Initiation, Project Planning
Posted in Project Close, Project Control, Project Execution, Project Initiation, Project Planning
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