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Copyright 2010, The World Bank Group. All Rights Reserved.

Statistical Project Monitoring

Section A

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Project Monitoring

1. Review completed project work with team

2. Preview upcoming project work

3. Take action to address any deviation

4. Report progress, deviations and recommended actions to stakeholders

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Project Monitoring Cycle

PLANPLANPlan a new project or a

change for improvement

IMPLEMENTIMPLEMENTImplement plan

MONITORMONITORExamine and document the

project and results of any change

ACTACTReport project progress

and recommend any needed changes for

approval

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Project Meetings

• Project team meetings monthly

– Daily during high risk activities that take place in different areas at the same time

• Quarterly project sponsor meetings

• Project documentation updated and available at all times

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Project Management Information System

A set of tools and procedures regarding project information, including:

• Collection

• Storage

• Analysis

• Reporting

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Monitoring Schedule Performance

Benefits:– Coordination of activities– Identification of resource conflicts– Prediction of cost overruns

Collect:– Work days/dates of each task– Percent completion of task output

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Analyzing Schedule Performance

• Compare actual task start date and duration to schedule baseline

• Review impact of actual dates on subsequent activities– Analysis of dependencies– Clear presentation of dependencies

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Collecting Schedule Performance Data

• Provide team leader tracking forms with required data specified

• Standardized team leader report formats and reporting time (monthly at a minimum)

• Determine method of data collection

• Increase reporting on high risk tasks that are nearing completion

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Improving Schedule Performance Data

1. Tell/show team leaders how data are used

2. Publicly notice timely, accurate and complete reporting

3. Ensure activities, tasks and milestones are clearly defined

4. Collect only necessary information

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Monitoring Work Effort

• Work effort = # people x hours worked on specific task/activity

• Monitor work effort at the task/activity level

• The sooner you identify problems, the sooner you can take corrective action.

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Analyzing Work Effort

• Compare actual work effort to plan baseline

• May use salary expenditures to track work

• Include task and activity identification numbers from project plan for quick comparison

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Collecting Work Effort Data

Time sheets should include:

• Number of hours by task/activity number

• Employee signature

• Approval signature

Consider using a project time log to capture work effort by task.

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Improving Work Effort Data

• Explain how data are used

• Report hours actually worked on task/activity

• Include categories for non-project time

• Team leaders should report their own time sheets

• Collect time sheets at least bi-weekly

• Don’t ask for time sheets for future days13


Work Effort Data Systems

• Can you use the organization’s time keeping system?– How is pay allocated?– Is project work captured?– Can staff report actual hours worked?

• If necessary, create your own simple, electronic work effort data system

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Monitoring Expenditures

Monitor expenditures by category and item being careful to update when a cost is incurred. For example, stages of procurement:

1. Rough estimate of cost

2. Submit approved request to procurement

3. Procurement department submits a purchase order or request for proposal

4. Selected vendor provides quote

5. Project receives item and verifies quality

6. Procurement receives bill

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Analyzing Expenditures

• Evaluate actual expenditures to planned at the task/activity level

• Review expenditures at least monthly

• Track expenditures by project task/activity ID codes

• Update actual expenditures when costs are incurred

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Collecting Accurate Expenditures

• Request copies of project expenditures

• Track all charges to your project expense code

• Update costs when bills are paid

• Match project expense items to task/activity code

• Remove cancelled procurements

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Putting Monitoring System in Place

Set up systems to prevent excess use of resources without prior approval

Timekeeping:– Confirm maximum hours chargeable

– Set charging limits per person

– List approved project staff

Non-personnel expenditures:– Confirm estimated purchases and upper limits

– Have finance reject attempts to exceed limits

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Formalizing the Monitoring Process

• Hold periodic project review/preview meetings

• Team leader collect data during implementation

• Project manager collects, compiles and analyzes data

• Project manager identified deviations from plan and suggests changes

• Changes are approved or rejected

• Changes presented at next project review/preview meeting

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Section A Quiz

1. What are the 4 steps in the project monitoring cycle graphic?

2. What two “views” are used in project team meetings?

3. Data on what 3 areas of performance is necessary for monitoring?

4. What does the project manager do with the collected data?

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