Question

Keeping track of project performance and taking corrective action when necessary has become a serious issue for project managers at your company. •If you are hired in the middle of a software project (the previous project manager was fired), what would you do to ensure that the project conforms to agreed-upon quality and is delivered on schedule? •What are some of the causes of schedule creep and poor quality? •When is it appropriate to distribute the project milestone report to stakeholders?

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Answer 1

If you hired in the middle of a software project,

You ensured that the project conforms to agreed- upon quality and is delivered on schedule follow the underlying guidelines:

1.Estimating Resources

The resources estimating is to assign resources to each activity in the activity-list. Some tools and Techniques are,

Expert judgement , Alternative analysis, Published estimating data, Project management software,Bottom-up- estimating

2. Estimating Activity Duration

Starting with the information you have about the activity and the resources that are as-signed to it, then working with the project team come up with the estimate. Some accurate estimates are Expert judgement, Analogous estimating, Parametric Estimating, three point estimating, Reserve analysis.

Some Causes of schedule creep and poor quality:

1.Problems and their symptoms are presented from the standpoint of a project sponsor, and solutions from the project teams perspective.   

2. The unique combinations provides attendees with new insights and ways of controlling scope that can be applied to any type or size of project.