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CST 282. Information Technology Project Management
Assignment 4
Integrated cost/schedule control exercise (25 points)
Following are cost and schedule data for a project that is underway.
Month | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Planned | 30 | 35 | 42 | 46 | 40 | 52 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 15 |
Actual | 10 | 25 | 47 | 55 | 52 | 54 | 50 | 58 | | | | |
Project Cost Data
Task | Planned start | Planned Duration | Actual start | Actual Duration |
A | Beginning Month 1 | 2 months | Beginning Month 2 | 2.5 months |
B | Beginning Month 2 | 3 months | Beginning Month 3 | 4 months |
C | Beginning Month 4 | 3 months | Beginning Month 5 | 3.5 months |
D | Beginning Month 6 | 5 months | Beginning Month 7 | 2 months so far |
E | Beginning Month 8 | 4 months | Not yet begun | |
F | Beginning Month 10 | 3 months | Not yet begun | |
Project Schedule Data
- Using the cost data in the cost table above, create a cumulative cost curve comparing actual versus planned costs
- Using the schedule data in the schedule table above, create a Gantt chart comparing actual versus planned schedule performance
- Summarize in words what you see project status to be at this time. What do you predict regarding the final cost and final schedule for the project?