Iurnkey prcjecI: Iypicc||y :IcrI :|cw cnc enc :|cw, wiIhc pericc cf :u:Icinec

ccce|ercIicn in LeIween. Mec:uringprcgre:: ccrc:: Ihi: vcriec |cnc:ccpe

i: cne cf Ihe Ligge:I chc||enge: in prcjecI mcncgemenI, c|Ihcugh cver
Ihe yecr: :everc| Icc|:, Iechnc|cgie:, cnc Iechniue: hcve Leen Iriec -
wiIhvcryingcegree: cf :ucce::.
Here we ccn:icer Ihe vc|ue cf Ihe 'S-Curve c: c |cgi:Iic Icc| in prcjecI
mcncgemenI.
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1. Whyuse |t?
Ic cn:wer Ihi:, |eI: |cck cI c :Icnccrc prcjecI |ifecyc|e. Ihe :IcrIup phc:e invc|ve:
p|cnningcnc mcLi|izcIicn {wiIh fccu: cn re:curce c||cccIicn cnc :checu|e cefiniIicn)
cnc Icke: c grecI cec| cf :ki|| cnc experience Ic ':eI up prcper|y. Ihe pcce pick: up
rcpic|y cfIer Ihi: cnc prccucIiviIy peck:. Icwcrc: Ihe enc iI cece|ercIe: cgcin c:
mu|Iip|e |cc:e enc: {:cme cf Ihem Li||cL|e, |ike cccumenIcIicn) cre hc:Ii|y pu||ec
IcgeIher cfIer Leing pu:hec c:ice fcr mcre pre::ing mcIIer: in Ihe previcu:
week:/mcnIh:. Mcny cf Ihe:e '|c:I-minuIe Ic:k: reuire huge cmcunI: cf Iime cnc
cIIenIicnIc unrcve|, verify cnc in:cme cc:e:, re-cc.
Ihe S-Curve i: c vi:uc| repre:enIcIicn cf Ihe
prcjecI pcIh. Mcncger: u:e iI Ic c::e:: prcgre::
cgcin:I e:IimcIe: {:checu|e cnc/cr LucgeI)
cnc ccur:e-ccrrecI ccccrcing|y. /I |ec:I,
IhcI: Ihe icec cn pcper: in c g|cLc| prcjecI iI i:
exIreme|y cifficu|I Ic ccmpi|e cccurcIe repcrI:
cf cny kinc, S-Curve: inc|ucec, curing Ihe
prcce:: Leccu:e Ihere cre :c mcny
pcrcmeIer: cnc :c few wcy: Ic ccpIure
currenI ccIc fcr ecch pcrcmeIer. {See :ecIicn
5: Frcmpcper Ic prccIice).
Iechnicc||y Ihe S-Curve i: ju:I cncIher repcrI cerivec frcm mcIhemcIicc| fcrmu|ce
cnc Iherefcre |crge|y IhecreIicc|, LuI if ccmpi|ec cccurcIe|y cnc u:ec inIe||igenI|y iI
ccn Le c Lccn Ic crgcni:cIicn: whc:e Lu:ine:: cepenc: cn prcjecI mcniIcring. ln
Icccy: engineeringcrgcni:cIicn, S-Curve: cre wice|y u:ec.
2. Whot does |t show?

lI i: c :ncp:hcI cf where ycucre, cgcin:I where
ycu cughI Ic Le. Fcr excmp|e, |c:I week ycu
p|cnnec Ic ccmp|eIe 107 cf wcrk, LuI cn|y 87
prcgre:: wc: ccIuc||y ccmp|eIec which
mecn: c :hcrIfc|| cr '|cg cf 27. Ihe S-curve wi||
he|p ycu icenIify whcI Ihi: 27 i: in Ierm: cf
ccIiviIie: cr Ic:k: :c IhcI ycu ccn re:c|ve Ihem
Lefcre Ihe cumu|cIive ce|cy Leccme: Icc
grecI.
3. Ihe |oundot|on:
/prcjecI p|cn i: Ihe :Icnccrc cgcin:I which wcrk i: mec:urec. /gccc p|cn :IcrI: wiIh
c ceIci|ec Wcrk 8reckccwn SIrucIure {which 'Lreck: ccwn Ihe wcrk inIc :mc||er
ccmpcnenI: cr Ic:k:) cnc mcp: cuI every ce|ivercL|e, ccIiviIy, grcup, :checu|e,
mi|e:Icne, LucgeI eIc. Ihe impcrIcnce cf c we||-cccumenIec p|cn{cnc W8S) ccnncI
Le :Ire::ec encugh.
Ncte. Unt|' c |ew yec|: cgc p|cect p'cnn|ng wc: c ncnuc''y-cccunentec cnc ncnuc''y
upcctec p|cce:: wn|cn ncc ncncge|: |e'y|ng cn tcc': '|ke F||ncve|c//|c|c:c|t F|cect.
even /|c|c:c|t Fxce' tc ncnne| cut c tc:k '|:t c| c|cw upc W8S. cut ncw |c|tuncte'y nc|e
!
|ntu|t|ve cnc cutcnctec tcc': c|e ente||ngtne nc|ket.
/n S-Curve i: Ihe S-:hcpec grcph
prccucec Ly Ihe Sigmcic fcrmu|c
which cc|cu|cIe: Ihe cumu|cIive
expenciIure cf cerIcin pcrcmeIer:
{mcnhcur:, cuIpuI, cc:I) cgcin:I
Iime. Ihe Ierm':igmcic ccme:
frcmIhe Greek |eIIer ':igmc
{which i: c|:c :hcpec |ike cn 'S).
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Whot goes |nto o project p|on? lI cepenc: cn Ihe crgcni:cIicn: fcvcurec
meIhccc|cgy cnc Ihe prcjecI mcncger inchcrge, LuI ccmmcne|emenI: inc|uce:
E:IimcIec monhours per de||verob|e, cnc we|ghtoge per de||verob|e: WeighIcge
refer: Ic Ihe impcrIcnce cf Ihe ce|ivercL|e wiIhin Ihe prcjecI c: c whc|e, mcnhcur:
mec:ure Iime-:penc cnc mcney-:penc {:ince mcnhcur: = $$) per ce|ivercL|e. Ihe:e
cffecI LucgeI-p|cnning cnc hence cre crucic| pcrcmeIer: IhcI impccI ceci:icn
mcking cI :enicr |eve|:. ln mc:I cf Ihe engineering prcjecI: Ihe weighIcge i: Ihe
mcnhcur: iI:e|f.
Froject m||estones: /mi|e:Icne mcrk: c :ignificcnI pcinI c|cngIhe pcIh cf c prcjecI. /
ce|ivercL|e - cr c :eI cf ce|ivercL|e: - i: pcrI cf Ihe mi|e:Icne {c|Ihcugh :cmeIime: c
ce|ivercL|e i: c mi|e:Icne in iI:e|f). Ecch ce|ivercL|e i: given 'ru|e: cf creciI which
cefine: iI: 7 prcgre:: Icwcrc: Ihe mi|e:Icne, cnc cc|enccr ccIe: cre c::ignec Ic ecch
mi|e:Icne.
Excmp|e: cf mi|e:Icne: cre ccmp|eIicn cf crcfIing, :uLmiIIc| cf Ihe ce|ivercL|e Ic
c|ienI fcr review, inccrpcrcIicn cf c|ienI ccmmenI:, re|ec:e fcr ccn:IrucIicn. Ncw ru|e:
cf creciI cre c::ignec Ic Ihe:e mi|e:Icne:, |ike re|ec:e fcr ccn:IrucIicn i: 1007
cchievec cr ccmp|eIicncf crcfIing, 107 prcgre:: i: creciIec/ cchievec.
kesource monogement: Irccking incivicuc| cnc grcup perfcrmcnce. Ecch
crgcni:cIicn hc: iI: cwn meIhcc cnc prccecure cnc Icc|:, inc|ucing LuI ncI |imiIec
Ic-cc |i:I:, Ic:k|i:I:, ccIiviIy chcrI:, Iime |cg:.Ihe:e hcve evc|vec cfIer yecr: cf
experience, cnc c|Ihcugh efficiency cf Ihi: :y:Iem i: u:uc||y uiIe |cw, chcnging iI
wcu|c Icc ccmp|iccIec cnc Ihe chcnge mcy ncI Le fcr Ihe LeIIer. 8uI u:ingre:curce:
cpIimc||y i: :Ii|| c mcjcr chc||enge fcr c prcjecI mcncger inIcccy: mcrkeI.
4. Howto mon|tor the p|on?
LeI: Icke c :imp|e excmp|e: if ce|ivercL|e: cre Ihe Lui|cingL|cck: cf mi|e:Icne: which
cre |inkec Ic :checu|e: whichmec:ure Ihe cverc|| prcgre:: cf Ihe prcjecI, Iwc c:pecI:
cf c ce|ivercL|e neec Ic Le ccn:IcnI|y mcniIcrec- Ihe 7 ccIuc| ccmp|eIicn cnc Ihe
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Milestone Planned Dates Progress Planned
Cumulative
Progress
Planned
Manhour
consumed
Planned
Cumulative
manhours
consumed
Start 12/01/2010 5% 5% 15 15
Checking 31/01/2010 25% 40% 95 110
nter departmental check 05-02-2010 20% 60% 85 195
Submission for Review 06-02-2010 20% 80% 160 255
Receive Client Comments 15-02-2010 5% 85% 115 370
Submission for Approval 20-02-2010 5% 90% 15 385
Submission for Construction 01-03-2010 10% 100% 30 415
ccrre:pcncing ccIuc| ccmp|eIicn cc|enccr ccIe:. Frcm Ihi: we ccn cc|cu|cIe
'ccIuc| prcgre:: cr 'ecrnec prcgre::.

Ncte. Fccn c|gcn|:ct|cn |c''cw: c :'|gnt'y c|||e|ent p|cect p'cnn|ng netnccc'cgy tc
nec:u|e cnc ncn|tc| p|cect p|cg|e::. cnc tn|: |: |e|'ectec |n tne S-Cu|ve: cnc ctne|
|epc|t:/cnc|t: tney u:e. He|e we :ncw c :|np'|||ec cnc gene||c cpp|cccn |c| |''u:t|ct|ve
pu|pc:e: cn'y.
Ihe project p|onconbe mon|toredm||estone-w|se,
Ihe regi:Ier hc: Ihe |i:I cf ce|ivercL|e: cr Ihe cccumenI: wiIh Ihe p|cn{ p|cn ccIe:) fcr
ecch mi|e:Icne cnc c|:c Ihe p|cnnec prcgre:: cchievec Ly recching Ihe mi|e:Icne.
Ihe p|cn neec: upccIe: wiIh Ihe ccIuc| ccIe: when Ihe ce|ivercL|e recche: Ihe
mi|e:Icne. 8c:ec cnIhi: Ihe ccIuc| v: p|cnnec prcgre:: ccnLe ccmpcrec.
Ihe p|cn i: mcniIcrec ccmpcring Ihe ccIuc| prcgre:: v: p|cnnec prcgre:: fcr ecch
ce|ivercL|e, cumu|cIingIc Ihe prcjecI.
Futt|ng |t o|| together: Cverc|| prcjecI prcgre:: i: Ihe weighIec cvercge cf Ihe
prcgre:: cf c|| ce|ivercL|e:. Ihe Fig1.1 :checu|ec, fcrecc:I, cnc ccIuc|: cgcin:I Iime.
Sl
.no
Week No ncremental
Planned
Percentage
progress
Cumulative
Planned
Percentage
progress
1 Week 1 5% 5%
2 Week2 0% 5%
3 Week3 35% 40%
4 Week4 0% 40%
5 Week 5 0% 40%
6 Week6 0% 40%
7 Week 7 25% 60%
8 Week 8 0% 60%
9 Week9 20% 80%
10 Week 10 10% 90%
11 Week 12 0% 90%
12 Week 13 0% 90%
13 Week14 10% 100%



. Schedu|e-w|se
.cnc document-w|se.
{/|| ce|ivercL|e: cre in :cme wcy
|inkec Ic cccumenI:, cnc cfIen
Ihe cccumenI iI:e|f i: Ihe
ce|ivercL|e. /n engineering
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5. Frompoper to proct|ce.
ln Ihecry, mcniIcringprcce::e: vic S-curve: cr cny cIher Icc| :hcu|c Le :imp|e encugh
cnce Ihe fcrmu|ce hcve Leen wcrkec cuI cnc Ie:Iec. 8uI cpp|ying fcrmu|ce in Ihe
ccmp|ex cnc ccmpeIiIive wcr|c cf engineeringce:igni: chc||engingLeccu:e:

/) Up-Ic-ccIe ccIc i: c|mc:I impc::iL|e Ic :curce ccn:i:IenI|y
8) Ihe vcricu: prcjecI e|emenI: ccnI ccve-Ici| :c necI|y in rec| |ife {recurrenI chcnge:
in engineering prcjecI: cre c fccI cf |ife, c: cre humcn errcr, cL:c|eIe
ccIc/cccumenI:, cnc rewcrk).
) Ihe Iime reuirec cf ccIc cc||ecIicnvery high.
Fcr mcncger: cnc c|ienI c|ike Ihere i: c|wcy: Ihe ue:Iicncf ccIc inIegriIy - i: Ihi: rec||y
Ihe |cIe:I upccIe Hc: iI Leen prcper|y verifiec Whc verifiec iI cnc hcw |cng cgc
Shcu|c l ccuL|e-checkHcw ccnl Le :ure IhcI iI i: cccurcIe/nc :c cn.
Mi|e:Icne: mec:ure vi:iL|e prcgre:: LuI ccnI nece::cri|y :hcw mi::icn-criIicc| Ic:k:. lf c
mi|e:Icne :eem: Ic Le fc||ing:hcrI Ihe mcnger wi|| uick|y re-c||cccIe re:curce: Ic pick
up Ihe :|cck, LuI whcI gce: unncIicec i: IhcI |cw-key LuI viIc| iIem: cre Leing
neg|ecIec cr Lcck-:he|vec, cnc Ihe re:u|Iing ccmcge wi|| Ihen ccme unexpecIec|y.
ScmeIime:, Ihe |cng-Iermimp|iccIicn: cf :hcrI-Ierm:c|uIicn: ccnLe ci:c:Ircu:.
8uI Ihe mcin prcL|emi: IhcI Ihere i: nc fcc|prccf wcy Ic ccpIure ccIc c: cfIen cnc c:
uick|y c: neecec. Ihere cre :ignificcnI LcII|eneck: in LcIh lnfcrmcIicn GcIhering
cnc lnfcrmcIicn UpccIing. Ihe Iypicc| meIhcc i: Ic cpprccch cepcrImenI hecc: {cr
Ihe u:er: Ihem:e|ve:) cnc M/NU/LLY ccmpi|e cnc reccrc prcgre::, cnc cLvicu:|y Ihi:
i: LcIh:|cw cnc errcr-prcne Leccu:e iI re|ie: cnhumcneffcrI.
. Ano|ternot|ve
Automotedproject process, outomot|co||ycoptureddoto.
/uIcmcIicn in Ihe prcjecI cyc|e i: ncIhing new. lI Legcn wiIh engineering {C/D) cnc
Lu:ine:: prcce::e:/ccmmuniccIicn {EFF cnc emci|), Ihen p|cnning cnc
'ccmini:IrcIive funcIicn: :IcrIec geIIing cigiIizec {pcrIic||y vic :cfIwcre |ike
MSFrcjecI/Frimcverc/M:Cffice), Ihen ccme e|ecIrcnic cccumenI mcncgemenI
{EDMS, c|:c pcrIic|), cnc ncw recenI|y Ihere cre :y:Iem: IhcI {c|cim Ic) inIegrcIe c||

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F|g 1.1
prcjecI prcce::e: - p|cnning, execuIicn, mcniIcring, ccmmuniccIicn cnc
2
cccumenIcIicn - inIc cne p|cIfcrm. Such c p|cIfcrm {if iI exi:I: cnc |ive: up Ic iI:
c|cim:) wcu|c en:ure IhcI ccIc i: upccIec cuIcmcIicc||y which in Iurn wcu|c en:ure

1007cccurccy in c|| repcrI: cnc cccumenI: cnc reuire |iII|e cr nc cepencency cn
humcn inIervenIicn. Here i: cn excmp|e cf cn cuIcmcIec :y:IemIhcI i: ce:ignec Ic
ccpIure ccIc u:ec inS-Curve cc|cu|cIicn::
Ihe LenefiI: cf cuIcmcIec ccIc ccpIure cre mcny. Ic :IcrI wiIh, ycu cre :ure cf
ccmp|eIe cccurccy in c|| prcgre:: ccIc. Efficiency in c|| c:pecI: cf mcniIcring
increc:e: expcnenIic||y. De:kIcp ccce:: Ic rec|-Iime ccIc i: ccvcnIcgecu: frcmcny
per:pecIive, Le iI Ircckingce|ivercL|e:, cep|cyingre:curce:, cr cc|cu|cIingcc:I:.
FrcjecI meeIing wcu|c Le ccncucIec Ic re:c|ve prcL|em:, LcII|eneck: icenIifiec
rcIher Ihcn geIIing :IcIu: cf Ihe prcjecI. FrcjecI ccnIrc|: wcu|c Le cchievec wiIh
cccumenI mcncgemenI & prcce:: mcncgemenI Leing incicenIc|. F|cnner: cnc
expeciIcr: wcu|c wcrk Icwcrc: re:c|vingi::ue: rcIher Ihcncc||ecI ccIc
/uIcmcIec wcrkf|cw: cre cn effecIive Iime-mcncgemenI cevice: ncI cn|y cc Ihey
free up Iime fcr mcncger: Ic ccncenIrcIe cn Ic:k: cIher Ihcn chc:ing ccwn
infcrmcIicn LuI Ihey c|:c cffer c :y:Iemfcr ecr|y 'wcrning: cn pre:eI ccnciIicn: IhcI
mighI |ecc Ic ce|cy.
Sy:Iem-criven prcce::e: increc:e Iecm mcrc|e cnc in:Ii| ccccunIcLi|iIy. WiIh ecch
incivicuc| re:curce: hcving hi: cwn cuIcmcIicc||y-upccIec IcDc |i:I cn hi: ce:kIcp
{cnc Ircn:pcrenI Ic hi: Iecm/mcncger:) Ihe mcin 'pre::ure ccme: frcmIhe LcIIcm
up cnc ncI ju:I Icp ccwn, which mecn: IhcI mcncger: ccn kncw exccI|y whcI
prccucIiviIy rcIing: cre fcr ecchemp|cyee, grcupcnc cepcrImenI.
Io sum up, Ihe S-Curve i: c grcphic repre:enIcIicn cf cumu|cIive cc:I:, mcnhcur:,
Iime {cnc cIher pcrcmeIer: c: reuirec) mec:urec cgcin:I Ihe cverc|| prcjecI p|cn. lI
i: cn icec| Icc| fcr mcncger: Ic uick|y c::e:: where Ihe prcjecI :Icnc: in Ierm: cf
ccmp|eIicn, cecc|ine:, cnc LucgeI. lf Ihe crgcni:cIicn re|ie: cn mcnuc||y-upccIec
wcrkf|cw:/:checu|e:, Ihen iI ccn reuire huge cmcunI: cf effcrI cnc Iime, perhcp:
even Ic Ihe pcinI cf ccunIer-prccucIiviIy, LuI when :uppcrIec Ly rcLu:I p|cnning
cnc inIuiIive cuIcmcIicn, iI ccn Le cne cf Ihe mc:I pcwerfu| wecpcn: in c prcjecI
mcncger: cr:enc|.
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prcjecI prcce:: whichinIegrcIe engineering, p|cnning, mcniIcringcnc hcnccver funcIicnc|iIy vic Ihe WeL.
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