Project Management Tools/Methods
RESEARCH REPORT VARIOUS WAYS I.T PROJECTS ARE MONITORED AND CONTROLLED
INTRODUCTION
Over the years, Information Technology (I.T) projects has been known to fail, that is, they are either completed with over budget or not completed within time and budget.
Information Technology projects are often complex and detailed in nature and require cognitive knowledge and skills for its accomplishment. I.T projects are often difficult to estimate and manage as some projects are either cancelled or reduced in scope because of over budgeting and time overruns or failure to produce anticipated benefits (Kumar, 2001). Failure of I.T projects is often characterised by the inability to meet the customer’s requirement or change in requirements during the project.
To achieve a successful project, monitoring and control process performance is important, that is, control of Information Technology projects involves the use of appropriate management frameworks/methodologies and planning tools.
In this report, we are going to look at the various ways of we can monitor and manage I.T projects, evaluating some management frameworks/methodologies and planning tools used with critical analysis on their functions, benefits as well as their weaknesses. MONITORING AND CONTROL
Project monitoring and control are steps taking to keep track of a project process to ensure its success. Project monitoring is the gathering of information to determine the current state and progress of a Project in relation to its expected state and success (McBride, 2008; Aljibouri, 2003).
Despite efforts put into project planning, things do change or occur that cause our project to derail. At this point, an effective monitoring and control process is useful and required to get the project back on course. It is in the control and monitoring process that we keep track of the project process, identify deviations, and determine and implement corrective actions. Many Organisations tend to manage I.T
INTRODUCTION
Over the years, Information Technology (I.T) projects has been known to fail, that is, they are either completed with over budget or not completed within time and budget.
Information Technology projects are often complex and detailed in nature and require cognitive knowledge and skills for its accomplishment. I.T projects are often difficult to estimate and manage as some projects are either cancelled or reduced in scope because of over budgeting and time overruns or failure to produce anticipated benefits (Kumar, 2001). Failure of I.T projects is often characterised by the inability to meet the customer’s requirement or change in requirements during the project.
To achieve a successful project, monitoring and control process performance is important, that is, control of Information Technology projects involves the use of appropriate management frameworks/methodologies and planning tools.
In this report, we are going to look at the various ways of we can monitor and manage I.T projects, evaluating some management frameworks/methodologies and planning tools used with critical analysis on their functions, benefits as well as their weaknesses. MONITORING AND CONTROL
Project monitoring and control are steps taking to keep track of a project process to ensure its success. Project monitoring is the gathering of information to determine the current state and progress of a Project in relation to its expected state and success (McBride, 2008; Aljibouri, 2003).
Despite efforts put into project planning, things do change or occur that cause our project to derail. At this point, an effective monitoring and control process is useful and required to get the project back on course. It is in the control and monitoring process that we keep track of the project process, identify deviations, and determine and implement corrective actions. Many Organisations tend to manage I.T
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