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Mini Module 15 - Tracking and Visualizing Progress

The mini-module focuses on tracking and visualizing project progress, emphasizing the importance of visibility throughout project phases. It discusses earned value tracking by assigning weights to tasks and comparing progress against resources used. Additionally, it introduces tools like milestone and Gantt charts for effective project management and includes an activity for calculating project completion percentages.

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Mini Module 15 - Tracking and Visualizing Progress

The mini-module focuses on tracking and visualizing project progress, emphasizing the importance of visibility throughout project phases. It discusses earned value tracking by assigning weights to tasks and comparing progress against resources used. Additionally, it introduces tools like milestone and Gantt charts for effective project management and includes an activity for calculating project completion percentages.

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Mini-Module:

Tracking & Visualizing Progress

Designed for chapter 3, section 3.6, pages 94-97 of Project Team Leadership and Communication by Samuel Malachowsky, ISBN 9781732378902, 9781732378919.
Tracking Progress

• A main concern of project tracking is visibility. Often, the team isn’t aware of how far
along they are due to long phases
• Project Visibility is often only achieved when phases are started or completed

Diagram: Malachowsky, Samuel. Project Team Leadership and Communication. Lintwood Press. 2018. p. 94.
McConnell, Steve. Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press. p. 57. 1996.
Tracking Earned Value
• Tasks or groups of tasks are often tracked with
little granularity (large chunks instead of
small) and simple not-started / started /
complete progress reporting

• By giving each task a relative weight and


assigning earned value to sub-tasks, the
percentage of progress can be calculated
(example: 660/2100=31% complete)
• Calculated earned value can be compared to
the time or resources expended

Diagrams: Malachowsky, Samuel. Project Team Leadership and Communication. Lintwood Press. 2018. p. 95.
Scheduling/Tracking Tools and Visualizations
Milestone Charts list major points in time, or
milestones, such as phases ending

Gantt Charts provide an easy-to-understand


visualization of the schedule and progress

Many software packages and online tools are


specifically designed for managing projects

Diagrams: Malachowsky, Samuel. Project Team Leadership and Communication. Lintwood Press. 2018. p. 92, 96.
Activity – Tracking Project Progress
• Examine the following project status information:
ID Task Units of Work Units Complete Days Start Date
1 Plow/cultivate soil 15 15 5 April 30
2 Plant seeds 25 25 8 May 6
3 Water, weed, and fertilize growing crops 15 5 90 May 15
4 Initial harvest 25 0 7 August 20
5 Water, weed, and fertilize growing crops 5 0 21 August 27
6 Second harvest 15 0 5 September 20

In teams of 3-4:
• Calculate the percentage complete, or earned value
• Using a whiteboard or application, create a basic Gantt chart. Estimate the total time
elapsed for the project
Questions / Discussion

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