Lecture Project management: A managerial approach – Chapter 11: Project control

Chapter 11 then describes the control process in project management software. Chapter 11 then describes the control process in project management - keeping the project under control and bringing it back into alignment with plans when our monitoring shows that it is delivering.

Project Control

 Cost

 Time

Controlling and maintaining the growth of people

 Cybernetic control

 Go/no­go control

 Post control

A Cybernetic Control System

Data to be collected will match the critical elements of the project plan

Actual is compared to what was expected 

in the plan

Regular reports are given to the project 

manager and senior management

cost  

budgeted progress

  schedule

progress  

actual ratio

  Critical

Critical Ratio Control Chart

Critical Ratio Control Charts

making comparisons to “best in class” 

practices across organizations