Chapter Five: Project Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
Chapter Five: Project Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
Chapter Five: Project Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION,
MONITORING AND
EVALUATION
Chapter Outline
Pre-requisites for successful project
implementation
Project Risk management
Project implementation planning and scheduling
Project Problem Diagnosis & Monitoring
Project control and evaluation.
Pre-requisites for Successful Project
Implementation
Adequate Formulation
Sound Project Organization
Proper Implementation Planning
Advance Action
Timely availability of funds
Judicious equipment tendering and procurement
Better Contract Management
Effective Monitoring
Adequate Formulation
A project may be inadequately formulated due to
the following reasons:
Cursory assessment of input requirement
Superficial field investigation
Slip- shod method used for estimating cost and
benefits.
Omission of project linkages
Flawed judgment because of lack of experience
and expertise
Deliberate over -estimation of benefits and
underestimation of benefits
Sound Project Organization
Risk Strategy
Organizational Prepare a briefing document for senior management
financial problems showing how the project is making a very important
contribution to the goals of the business.
Recruitment Alert customer of potential difficulties and the
problems possibility of delays, investigate outsourcing work.
Staff illness Reorganize team so that there is more overlap of work
and people therefore understand each other’s jobs.
Risk Monitoring & Control
Monitor the risks throughout the project;
Assess each identified risk regularly to decide
whether or not it is becoming less or more
probable.
Also assess whether the effects of the risk have
changed.
Each key risk should be discussed at management
progress meetings.
Risk Monitoring & Control
Continuous, Iterative Process
Done right the risk impact will be minimized:
Someone IS responsible
Watch for risk triggers
Communicate…
Take corrective action - Execute
Re-evaluate and look for new risk constantly
Tools:
Risk Reviews
Risk Audits
Risk indicators
• Activity
– A task or a certain amount of work required in the project
– Requires time to complete
– Represented by an arrow
• Dummy Activity
– Indicates only precedence relationships
– Does not require any time or effort
CPM calculation
Path
A connected sequence of activities leading from
the starting event to the ending event
Critical Path
The longest path (time); determines the project
duration
Critical Activities
All of the activities that make up the critical
path
AOA Project Network for House
3
Lay Dummy
foundation
2 0 Build Finish
3 1 house work
1 2 4 6 7
Design house Order and 3 1
and obtain receive Select 1 1 Select
financing materials paint carpet
5
A D
1 3 4
B C
Activity Immediate
predecessors
A -
B -
C B
D A, C
E C
F C
G D,E,F
Network of Seven Activities
A D
1 3 4 G
7
E
dummy
B
C 5 F
2 6
Activity
1
t = expected activity
time
Network with ES & EF time
D[5,8] 5
2 3
7
4
1 6
Activity
2
LF = latest finish time
LS = latest start time
Latest start & latest finish time
D[5,8] 5
2 3[7,10]
7
4
1 6
LF-EF = 12 –9 =3
LS-ES = 8 – 5 = 3
LF-ES-t = 12-5-4 = 3
Activity schedule for our example
Activity Earliest Latest Earliest Latest Slack Critical
start (ES) start (LS) finish (EF) finish (LF) (LS-ES) path
A 0 0 5 5 0 Yes
B 0 6 6 12 6
C 5 8 9 12 3
D 5 7 8 10 2
E 5 5 6 6 0 Yes
F 6 6 10 10 0 Yes
G 10 10 24 24 0 Yes
H 9 12 21 24 3
I 24 24 26 26 0 Yes
Important Questions
What is the total time to complete the project?
26 weeks if the individual activities are completed on
schedule.
What are the scheduled start and completion times
for each activity?
ES, EF, LS, LF are given for each activity.
What activities are critical and must be completed as
scheduled in order to keep the project on time?
Critical path activities: A, E, F, G, and I.
How long can non-critical activities be delayed before
they cause a delay in the project’s completion time
Slack time available for all activities are given.
Importance of Float (Slack) and Critical Path
a - 10 22 22 20 4 2
b - 20 20 20 20 0 0
c - 4 10 16 10 4 2
d a 2 14 32 15 25 5
e b,c 8 8 20 10 4 2
f b,c 8 14 20 14 4 2
g b,c 4 4 4 4 0 0
h c 2 12 16 11 5.4 2.32
I g,h 6 16 38 18 28.4 5.33
j d,e 2 8 14 8 4 2
The complete Network
EF=20 35
d 6
2
a (15,25) j
(20,4) (8,4)
b e
20 43
(20,0) (10,4)
f CRIT. TIME = 43
1 3 7
(14,4)
g
c (4,0)
(10,4) i
(18,28.4)
h 5
4
(11,5.4)
10 24
Critical Path Analysis (PERT)
Activity LS ES Slacks Critical ?
a 0 0 0 Yes
b 1 0 1
c 4 0 4
d 20 20 0 Yes
e 25 20 5
f 29 20 9
g 21 20 1
h 14 10 4
i 25 24 1
j 35 35 0 Yes
CPM PERT
Project
Project Implementation Project outputs Project impacts Project
planning process sustainability
and Inputs