Project Execution and Control Project 2022

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Project Execution &
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Robert L. Frank Construction
Table of Contents
Challenges & Pitfalls of Status Reports.............................................................................2
Progress Reports...................................................................................................... 2
Risk Reports........................................................................................................... 2
Resource Performance Reports.................................................................................... 2
Change Reports....................................................................................................... 3
Difference between Status Reports for Team, Sponsor, and Steering Committee..........................3
References................................................................................................................ 5
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Challenges & Pitfalls of Status Reports
Progress Reports
These are the project status reports that are developed to communicate and keep a track of the
project progress. The progress reports comprise of the details of the project work completed
over a specified period of time and also focusses on the specific achievements and issues.
There are certain challenges and pitfalls of the progress reports. For instance, the progress
reports from the project team members are sent to the Project Manager. The Project Manager
then compiles the information received from all the resources in a consolidated report and
sends the same to the senior management and stakeholders. The inclusion of incomplete or
incorrect information by the team members can lead to the discrepancies in the reports (Kotb,
Razik & Al-Alyan, 2018).
Risk Reports
There are several risks that may come up in the projects. It is necessary that the details of all
of these risks are correctly communicated to treat the same. Also, it is necessary that the
tracking of these risks is adequately done. These risk reports are prepared to communicate the
status of the risk to the project team and the project stakeholders.
There are several risks associated with the projects and the responsibility to treat these risks is
allotted to varied set of resources. The technical risks are assigned to the Technical Manager
while the Construction Manager is responsible for the on-site construction issues. The
information is to be acquired from all of these resources and the communication gaps may
lead to the incomplete coverage of the information (Taleb et al., 2017).
Resource Performance Reports
There are numerous resources that are involved in the projects. These resources are required
to contribute as per the expected and estimated effort. The performance of the resources is
tracked using the different performance indicators. The results of these performance tracking
and measurement tools are presented in the form of resource performance reports. These
reports are shared with the senior management and steering committee. The consolidation of
these reports is done by the Project Manager (Zulch, 2014).
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