Manager Networks Project: Project Time Management Evaluation Report

This project management evaluation report reviews the Manager Networks congress project, which was deemed a success with sold-out tickets and a 25% profit. The report assesses the project schedule, highlighting the team's effectiveness in speaker acquisition and overall project execution. It identifies time management issues, particularly with the late delivery of marketing materials, and recommends strategies such as schedule tracking, time management practices, and the utilization of appropriate project management methodologies. The report also emphasizes the positive aspects of the project schedule, including clarity on project activities, budget management, project tracking, resource availability, and preparedness for unexpected challenges. An email to the CEO summarizes the report's contents, emphasizing the importance of the findings and recommendations for future project management endeavors.

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Table of Contents
1. Project management evaluation report...................................................................................2
1.1 Review of the project schedule to determine the effectiveness of the project team........2
1.2 Identification of time management issues and recommendation of improvement..........2
1.3 Positive aspects of the project schedule...........................................................................3
2. Send an email to the CEO......................................................................................................4
Bibliography...............................................................................................................................6

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1. Project management evaluation report
1.1 Review of the project schedule to determine the effectiveness of the project team
As per the schedule of the project, it is found that the congress that was mainly
undertaken four weeks ago is considered as a great success for the organization. It is found
that all the tickets are generally sold out prior to the initiation of the conference and it
generally generated a profit for the organization “Manager Network”. It is identified that due
to the early intervention, the speakers are identified as well as contracted within days. This
generally happens as the team members cooperated among themselves in order to finish the
work of the project within the time that is generally assumed. It is analyzed from the entire
schedule that the project team members are very much effective in their work and they are
generally capable of finishing the work related with the project within the expected time.
They are also capable of handling the work of the project quite effectively so that the work of
the project gets completed on time irrespective of the issues as well as challenges.
1.2 Identification of time management issues and recommendation of improvement
It is analyzed that the team members of the project face number of issues and
challenges within the project in meeting the deadline of the project. Due to all this problem,
the marketing materials are delivered only after one week than the baseline schedule of the
project. This generally can create delay within the project and in order to manage the time of
the project, it is very much necessary to follow the steps that are mainly elaborated below:
Tracking schedule of the project: Schedule tracking on regular basis is quite
important for finishing the work of the project successfully. It generally assists in providing
information related with the status of the project and further helps in ensuring that the entire
work of the project can be completed within the expected budget and time.

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Proper time management: Time management is considered as one of the quite
essential steps to organize as well as plan the time that is generally spent on the project
activities. It is very much important to have proper time management ability within the
project team so that with the help of effective time management capability they can be able to
achieve the objectives of the project within the expected deadline.
Utilization of proper strategies: It is quite necessary to utilize proper strategies that
are helpful in managing the project quite effectively. Use of appropriate project management
strategies helps in managing the time of the project and thus the entire project gets
accomplished within the effective budget as well as time.
1.3 Positive aspects of the project schedule
Project scheduling is considered as one of the important parts of the project planning
process. There are number of positive aspects of project schedule that helps in organizing as
well as finishing the project in a timely as well as financially responsible manner. The
positive aspects of the project schedule are generally elaborated below:
Get idea about the project activities and their execution time: The schedule of the
project gives proper idea about the activities of the project and their dependency with proper
execution time. It generally helps in guiding the proper manager while executing the project
to accomplish the project activities within the expected schedule and time of the project.
Information about the budget that is required: Information related with the budget
that is generally required in order to execute each of the activities of the project are provided.
With the help of the information the budget of the project can be kept in control and can be
tracked on a regular basis so that the project can be finished within the expected time.
Used in tracking project: Schedule of the project is mainly used in tracking the
project timeline for checking the status of the project. By checking the status of the project,

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one can make sure that the entire project can be accomplished within the assumed time and
budget of the project.
Resource availability: With the help of the project schedule, the information related
with the project resources can be reflected with which one can analyze the availability of the
project resources. With the help of the schedule, the resources of the project can be managed
effectively and the resource bottlenecks can be avoided within the project.
Preparation for unexpected: It is found that the utilization of schedule for the work
of the project generally helps in making the organization prepare for the unexpected
problems. It is found that proper project schedule generally contains proper solutions that
generally helps in managing the work associated with the project quite successfully.
2. Send an email to the CEO
To
The CEO of Manager Network,
Date: 12-12-18
Subject: Introducing and summarizing the contents of the attachments
Respected Sir/Ma’am,
This is to inform you that we have developed the project management evaluation report in
order to review the schedule of the project for determining the effectiveness of the project
time activities of the team. In addition to this, the report reflects on the time management
issues that arose and proper discussion about the recommendations that generally could be
made in the future. Furthermore, the report also reflects on the positive aspects of the project
schedule and how the schedule of the project is helpful in realizing the objectives of the
project. It is found that proper discussion on the schedule of the project reflects how project

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schedule is helpful and how it assists in managing the work of the project quite effectively.
This project management evaluation report is sent to you in order to communicate the items
that are set out within the project management plan. I shall be highly obliged if you kindly
review the project evaluation report and crosscheck the recommendations that I have
provided the team members for managing the time of the project. The attachments are
provided below.
Hope to get your reply soon,
Thanking you,
Project manager

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