MGT 550. Project Management
Assignment 4
Following are data reporting progress on a project. Work on all tasks contained in the table is scheduled to be complete as of the day of the report.
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Budget
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Begun?
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Complete?
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Actual cost
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Earned Value
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Task A
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3,100
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Yes
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Yes
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3,100
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|
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Task B
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4,000
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Yes
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Yes
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4,500
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|
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Task C
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2,500
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Yes
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Yes
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2,250
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|
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Task D
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4,000
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Yes
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No
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3,500
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|
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Task E
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3,500
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Yes
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Yes
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4,000
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|
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Task F
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2,500
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No
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No
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0
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- 1) Using the 50-50 Rule, what is earned value for this project?
- 2) Using the 0-100 Rule, what is earned value for this project?
- 3) Note the discrepancy of earned value figures when using the 50-50 Rule and 0-100 Rule. Why is there a discrepancy? Which Rule should we use? Explain your rationale.
- 4) Using the 50-50 Rule earned value computation, what is schedule variance for the project as reported?
- 5) What is the schedule performance index (SPI)?
- 6) Using the 50-50 Rule earned value computation, what is the cost variance for the project as reported?
- 7) What is the cost performance index (CPI)?
- 8) If the total budget for this project is 50,000, use CPI to compute estimate at complete (EAC).
- 9) Using the earned value information garnered from the above table, provide your boss a brief status report on project progress to date. Also, provide projections for future status.