Milestone Trend Analysis Charts.ppt

1、MILESTONE TREND ANALYSISCHARTS Visualizing a Projects Progress and Planning,Tom Lindstrom TL TooLs, Inc. TLTLTooL 847-525-2090,Project Milestones and MTA Charts,Project Milestones with specific completion criteria provides: an indication of the projects progress a method to coordinate dependent task

2、s assurance that artifacts, required by the project, have been produced Often associated with a formal decision whether to fund next project phase Tracking the changes to milestone planning during the project provides: historical perspective when evaluating the current project status insight on the

3、accuracy of the projects planning insight on the volatility of the projects scope insight on the risk to the project schedule and product quality a historical record available for the projects post mortem a historical record available for the planning of future projects MTA Charts: display the past

4、and current planning for past and future project milestones graph the milestone planning history graphically; providing easier analysis,Adjusted to support approved requirements (“Xyz” functionality).,Incorporated new “Xyz” functionality with no delay.,A plotted line shows a milestones historical pl

5、anning. The X axis indicates the milestones planning date. The Y axis indicates the planned milestone date. A milestone has occurred when the milestones line reaches the Milestone Reached line. The lower right half of the chart can be used to document the cause for adjustments to milestones.,Milesto

6、ne is delayed an additional week every week.,Chart from 7/14/2006,Chart from 11/10/2006,Adjusted to support approved requirements (“Xyz” functionality).,Incorporated new “Xyz” functionality with no delay.,Added system integration milestone.,The “Design Done” line passes through the “Milestone Reache

7、d” line indicating the milestone planning was not adjusted to reflect the late finish of the design.,Milestones can be added at any time.,Engineering has not provided a new date.,Chart from 1/19/2007,Added system integration milestone.,Milestones not extending to the current date indicate a cancelle

8、d milestone.,Implementation of the “QRS” subsystem delayed due to resources being reassigned.,Adjusted to support approved requirements (“Xyz” functionality).,Incorporated new “Xyz” functionality with no delay.,Engineering has not provided a new date.,Final Project Chart,Added system integration mil

9、estone.,Implementation of the “NOP” subsystem delayed due to resources reassigned.,Adjusted to support approved requirements (“Xyz” functionality).,More than expected integration defects found.,Engineering has not provided a new date.,Test 3 required to fix critical defect.,Incorporated new “Xyz” functionality with no delay.,Creating MTA Chart using an Excel Line Chart,The “Milestone Reached” indicator is created using a plotted series in the chart.,An Excel drawing object is used