ITPEC IP April 2018 Question 56

When the progress of a project is managed, which of the following is an appropriate item to be considered?

a)The amount of delay in progress can be adjusted based on the judgment of the administrator.b)Qualitative items are set as the control items of progress management.c)Quantitative items and their target values are set in order to evaluate the progress quantitatively.d)A radar chart is used to facilitate the understanding of progress.

Explanation

Quantitative items with target values — progress is judged by measuring actual results against numeric targets.

Progress management needs items that can be measured and compared with the plan: deliverables or tasks completed, milestones met, test cases executed, or earned value. Setting target values for them in advance shows the size of any delay objectively, so the manager can act on it early.

Answer (c)

Why not others:

•(a) — a delay must be measured against the plan, not adjusted by one person's judgement, which would hide the real status
•(b) — qualitative items such as "going well" cannot be compared with a plan and are read differently by different people
•(d) — a radar chart compares several attributes at one point in time; progress over time is shown with a Gantt chart, milestone chart or progress curve

Key rule: Define numeric progress indicators and targets up front, then compare actual with plan regularly; what is measured can be controlled.

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