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Written Assignment 3

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Written Assignment 3.1

Selecting and setting baselines for diagnostic metrics are extremely important for effective control during project execution. Answer the following questions:

1. What is the general process for selecting and setting baselines?
2. What are diagnostic metrics? Provide three examples explaining what they would measure.
3. What guidelines does Kendrick give for collecting inputs?
4. What should you do with variances that you find?
5. Review the "Miracles Happened on Tuesdays" vignette that begins on page 170. What does this demonstrate about the power of status collection?
6. What are the pros and cons of using EVM as a metric?
7. Describe the alternative to EVM explained by Kendrick, telling why a manager might use it and the differences between what it shows and what EVM shows.

Textbook readings

• Read Chapters 7 through 10 in Kendrick, Results Without Authority.