Controlling Project Performance and Project Closure

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Develop a three to five (3–5) page paper that addresses the following:

  • Illustrate two (2) advantages and two (2) challenges associated with fast tracking and provide examples based on your own experience (not examples from the text).
  • Discuss both what it means and possible causes for a project with a CPI of 1.2 and an SPI of 0.8 (include hypothetical figures for PV, AC, and EV in your discussion).
  • Discuss the benefit of effective project closure using examples to support your answer.
  • Recommend two (2) best practices concerning project closure that would apply to almost any project.

The format of the paper is to be as follows:

  • Typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides (APA format).
  • Use headers for each of the subjects being covered, followed by your response.
  • In addition to the three to five (3–5) pages required, a title page is to be included. The title page is to contain the title of the assignment, your name, the instructor’s name, the course title, and the date.

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Running head: CONTROLLING PROJECT PERFORMANCE AND PROJECT CLOSURE

Controlling Project Performance and Project Closure
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CONTROLLING PROJECT PERFORMANCE AND PROJECT CLOSURE

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Controlling Project Performance and Project Closure
Noteworthy, a project comprises a sequence of activities that are required to be
completed or accomplished to arrive at a particular objective (Kerzner, 2013). On the other hand,
project management is the process of applying the skills, insight, techniques, as well as tools toa
project tasks to meet the requirements of a named project. Therefore, project performance is a
pivotal part of a program management, since it enables the project coordinator to schedule
problems and identify program costs; hence, taking remedial actions. In addition, project
performance provides the company with a clear picture of the health status of its project, which
in turn instills confidence to the manager as well as the project team. Correspondingly, according
to Kerzner (2013), project closure is the last stage of a project management process, which upon
the end of project execution stage, the manager does the initial acceptance of the project
outcomes, achievement, formal signing off from the customer, and does the final analysis of the
project scope. Besides, the project custodian releases the project resources, indexes the project
files, as well as documenting the lessons learned from the project for future reference. Indeed,
both project performance and project closure as an integral part of any project success; hence, aid
in realizing the set goals.
Merits and Demerits of Fast Tracking
Noteworthy, fast-tracking is a method utilized by the project custodians in the course of
executing a program during crunch times or crisis that result in the delaying the critical path. As
a result, fast-tracking a project entails taking particular tasks in the project schedule and
compressing the activities into smaller duration by ei...


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