Ariba Case Intro

OPIM 5894 ADVANCED PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ARIBA IMPLEMENTATION IN MED-X CASE
SURESH NAIR, Ph.D.
Professor,
School of Business
University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA

http://users.business.uconn.edu/snair/opim5894.html

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Issues Raised
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Importance of Earned Value in Project
Management

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Calculating Earned Value - Spreadsheet

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Control limits for CR

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Team Assignments – Team 1, Team 2,
Team 3
Which of the two components (software, technical) are underperforming according to the plan? How do you know this? (Draw graphs, as necessary to make your point)
 Are the components of the project within budget?
How do you know?
 What can you conclude by looking at the combined earned value data for the project?
 Why did Terry Baker think that the project was according to plan the entire time?
Prof.going
Suresh Nair,
University of Connecticut
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Team Assignments (contd.) – Team 1, Team
2, Team 3
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How much longer will the project take? (it is
September now)
What should Martin have done earlier in the project timeline to prevent delays?
What should Martin do when managing future projects to prevent similar problems from developing? Prof. Suresh Nair, University of Connecticut