-Use of Reports
Trouble Reports
Managers spend much time dealing with reports of trouble. The typical project has many such reports, and one of the manager’s tasks is to decide which ones have the highest priority. In the limited number of hours in a day, the manager of a large project cannot possibly deal with all the situations
Progress Reports.
The approach to analyzing progress reports is the familiar one of “management by exception.” If progress in a particular area is satisfactory, on attention needs to be paid to the area . Attention is focused on those areas in which progress is, or may become, unsatisfactory.
Cost to Complete
In their progress reports, some organizations compare actual costs to date with budgeted costs for the work that has been done to date. Others report the current estimate of total costs for the entire project, compared with the budgeted cost for the entire project.