Earned Value Management and Project Performance
Earned Value Management and Project Performance
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It is bonus time at Zungoo Electronics, when the CIO needs to determin" rel="nofollow">ine which projects excelled in" rel="nofollow">in the previous year. As the director of PMO, your job is to help the CIO with a summary recommendation of the five projects executed, as show in" rel="nofollow">in the table attached:
Compute the followin" rel="nofollow">ing earned value metrics for the five projects named above:
Schedule Variance (SV)
Cost Variance (CV)
Schedule Performance Index (SPI)
Cost Performance Index (CPI)
Then, respond to the followin" rel="nofollow">ing:
Graphically display the four earned value metrics computed above in" rel="nofollow">in a chart and rank the five projects in" rel="nofollow">in the order of performance from top to bottom. Based on the computation, answer the followin" rel="nofollow">ing questions: What do SPI and CPI demonstrate? How do you plan to use this in" rel="nofollow">information in" rel="nofollow">in your recommendation to the CIO?
How are SV and CV related to one another? Why are these terms important?
What are the major advantages of usin" rel="nofollow">ing earned value metrics to understand the effectiveness of project performance? What do you perceive are its disadvantages?
What are the challenges associated with obtain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing earned value metrics? What can you do as a project manager to min" rel="nofollow">inimize the challenges?ÕÉ?•?•?
What are your recommendations given the in" rel="nofollow">information above?
Your responses should be in" rel="nofollow">integrated in" rel="nofollow">in a well-written paper that meets the followin" rel="nofollow">ing requirements:
Be 2 to 3 pages in" rel="nofollow">in length plus graphical elements.
Be formatted accordin" rel="nofollow">ing to the CSU-Global Guide to Writin" rel="nofollow">ing and APA Requirements.
Include and reference two credible sources