Project monitoring and control challenge
Learning solution summary:
You are appointed as a project manager of a supplier company. Your task is to deliver a project to a customer with a fixed price and schedule. Your aim is to continuously monitor project progress and control project delivery to complete the project as efficiently as possible without compromising the project’s quality.
Learning outcomes:
- Comprehend the complexity and dynamism of decision-making in project management
- Analyze how project complexity and uncertainty influences project cost, schedule and quality
- Apply earned value method to compare project progress against baseline budget and schedule
- Recognize the need for changes in project plan and resources allocation during the project implementation
Game duration: 30-45 min
Key tasks and skills: Project progress monitoring, Earned value method, Project control and decision-making