PPMP20010 Project Controls Report for Kerb Construction Project

This project controls report provides a detailed analysis of the Kerb Construction Project. The report covers various aspects of project management, including controllable categories such as deliverables, configuration, status accounts, logs, and issues. Each category is further broken down, detailing specific items, applicable PMBOK knowledge areas, and procedural outputs. The report also examines event-driven and time-driven controls, outlining inputs, tools, techniques, and outputs for each. Key areas of focus include quality control, schedule management, cost variance, and risk management. The analysis incorporates variance analysis, performance reviews, and change requests to manage and mitigate potential project delays and cost overruns. The report references relevant sources and concludes with an overview of the project's progress and challenges.

PROJECT CONTROLS REPORT
KERB CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
PPMP20010 Project
Controls Report for
Controls Assignment
1 PROJECT INFORMATION
Project Name: Kerb Construction Project
Date: 23 August 2017
Project Ownership: Project Controls and Monitoring Processes
Prepared by: Student’s Name, Project Manager
Distribution List:
Superintendent Engineer, Department of Transport and Main Roads
Tejas Mehta, Project Manager
Other officials, TMR
Officials, RoadTek Works
Local government, Queensland
Sponsor, XYZ constructions
Team Members, XYZ constructions
2 CONTROLLABLE CATEGORIES
Controllable
Category
Item Applicable PMBOK
Knowledge Area(s)
1. Deliverables
(Miron, 2014)
1.1 Site facilities to be
established with good
quality standards
Main category: Integration
Management
Sub category: direct and
manage project work
1.2 Baseline schedule
submission
Main category: Time
Management
Sub category: develop
schedule
1.3 Installation of all safety
items at site to maintain
proper safety
Main category: Scope
Management
Sub category: define scope
2. Configuration
(CMU, 2017)
2.1 For the proposed Kerb
construction rerouting of
main road is required to be
done
Main category: Integration
Management
Sub category: Integrated
Change Control
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2.2 To suit the requirement at
site some changes may be
required to be done in the
scope of work
Main category: Integration
Management
Sub category: Integrated
Change Control
2.3 The standard of cement
being used for the
construction is required to
be increased
Main category: Quality
Management
Sub category: Quality
Control
3. Status
accounts
3.1 Statistical presentation of
Quality issues
Main category: Quality
Management
Sub category: Quality
Assurance and Control
3.2 Status of schedule (SV &
SPI)
Main category: Time
Management
Sub category: Control
Schedule
3.3 Status of cost variance (CV
& CPI)
Main category: Cost
Management
Sub category: Control Cost
4. Logs (Fischer
Consulting and
Management,
2017)
4.1 Went to site for cross
checking contractor’s claim
Main category: integration
Management
Sub category: Direct and
Manage Execution
4.2 Went to site to take snaps Main category: integration
Management
Sub category: Direct and
Manage Execution
4.3 Maintain record of daily
weather conditions
Main category: integration
Management
Sub category: Direct and
Manage Execution
5. Issues 5.1 Night visibility issue Main category: Risk
Management
Sub category: Monitor and
Control risks
5.2 Adequate standard safety
items not available in local
market
Main category:
Procurement Management
Sub category: Conduct and
Control Procurement
5.3 Before start of earthwork,
underground facilities need
to be shifted
Main category: Integration
Management
Sub category: Monitor and
control work
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3 CONFIGURATION PROCEDURAL OUTPUTS
Configuration
Item
Procedural Outputs
Configuration
Control Level
Coding
System
Used
Baseline
Used in
this
project
Status
Accounting
Periodicity
Verification
and Audit
Review
Period and
Level of
Detail
1.1 Site
facilities to
be
established
with good
quality
standards
Quality
Control Execution
Yes. Weekly Review to
be
conducted
at regular
interval
2.1 For the
proposed
Kerb
construction
rerouting of
main road is
required to
be done
Time
Cost &
Scope
Safety Yes. Weekly Review to
be
conducted
at regular
interval
2.2 To suit the
requirement
at site some
changes
may be
required to
be done in
the scope of
work
Time
Cost &
Scope Execution
Yes. Weekly Review to
be
conducted
at regular
interval
2.3 The
standard of
cement
being used
for the
construction
is required
to be
increased
Quality
Time &
Cost
Execution Yes. Weekly Review to
be
conducted
at regular
interval
3.3 Status of
cost
variance (CV
& CPI)
Cost Budget Yes. Weekly Review to
be
conducted
at regular
interval
5.1 Night Scope Public Yes. Weekly Review to
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visibility
issue
Safety be
conducted
at regular
interval
4 EVENT DRIVEN CONTROLS
Controllable
Category
Item &
Explanation
PMBOK Knowledge Area
Input
Tool &
Technique Output
1. Deliverable
(Sommerville,
2008)
1.3
Installation of
all safety
items at site
to maintain
proper safety
Quality metrics Inspection
and Variance
analysis
Validate Change
&
Raise Change
Request
All required safety features were not provided with
the contract, so had to have some change in scope
quantity and hence schedule and cost too.
2. Configuration 2.1 For the
proposed
Kerb
construction
rerouting of
main road is
required to
be done
Document
Requirements
&
Validated the
Deliverables
Inspection Update Document,
Deliverables
Accepted
&
Raise Change
Request
While constructing kerb at night all road safety were
considered but still one vehicle was about to hit the
boom placer, so an extra sheet wall need to be
constructed which will definitely require extra time
and cost
3. Status
Accounts
3.3 Status of
cost variance
(CV & CPI)
Baseline
Schedule
&
Job
Performance
Information
Variance
analysis
&
What-if-
scenario
analysis
Update Document
&
Raise Change
Request
At site, there can be some sort of delay due to
monsoon, and the negative cash flow too due to delay
in approval of payment milestones
5. Issues 5.3 Before
start of
earthwork,
underground
facilities need
to be shifted
Project
Schedule
&
Work
Performance
Information
Variance
analysis
&
What-if-
scenario
analysis
Update Document
&
Raise Change
Request
While excavating the ground for the proper anchorage
of the kerbs, one live underground electric line
discovered, so rerouting of line is required, which
would definitely require extra time
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5 TIME DRIVEN ITEMS
Controllable
Category
Item &
Explanation
PMBOK Knowledge Area
Input
Tool &
Technique Output
1. Deliverable
(Kaplan &
Anderson,
2004)
1.1 Site
facilities to be
established
with good
quality
standards
Project
Schedule
&
Work
Performance
Information
Variance
analysis,
Performance
review
&
Schedule
compression
Assets updates
&
Raise Change
Request
Due to unforeseen heavy rainfall, the starting activity
‘Site establishment’ got delayed and all its successor
may also delayed proportionally
3. Status
Accounts
3.2 Status of
schedule (SV
& SPI)
Work
Performance
Information
&
Fund
Requirement
Variance
analysis,
Performance
review
&
Forecast
Budget Forecast
&
Assets updates
While taking out the weekly report from software, it
was discovered that SV<0 and SPI<1. So there is
schedule overrun.
5. Issues 5.2 Adequate
standard
safety items
not available
in local
market
Procurement
document
&
Project
management
plan
Claims
administration
&
Contract
change control
Procurement
document,
Update Project
management plan
&
Raise Change
Request
Since the mandatory safety items are not available in
local market, it needs to be imported. So definitely
extra time and cost is required. Client (Department of
Transport and Main Roads) to look into the matter.
6 References
CMU. (2017). Task 010 - Customize Quality Assurance Plan. Retrieved August 23, 2017, from
cmu.edu: http://www.sei.cmu.edu/intro/process/template/t_intro/f_28.htm
Fischer Consulting and Management. (2017). Project Daily Logs. Retrieved August 23, 2017,
from fischercm.com: http://www.fischercm.com/project-controls/project-daily-logs/
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Kaplan, R. S., & Anderson, S. R. (2004, November). Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing.
Retrieved August 23, 2017, from hbr.org: https://hbr.org/2004/11/time-driven-
activity-based-costing
Miron, M. (2014, June 3). Project control. Management . Retrieved August 23, 2017, from
slideshare.net: https://www.slideshare.net/MariusMiron/project-control-35436757
Sommerville, I. (2008). Event-driven control . Retrieved August 23, 2017, from ifs.host.cs:
https://ifs.host.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Books/SE9/Web/Architecture/ArchPatterns/
EventControl.html
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