ESSnet on SDMX – Monthly Progress Control Report Doc.
ESSnet on SDMX
Monthly Progress Control Report
WP: nº - name
Month/Year: xx/xxxx
WP Responsible:
Date: xx/xx/xxxx
File : Progress Report_WPnº_MonthYear.doc
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The aim of this report is to monitor and control progress on the Work Package (WP).
Progress summary
[Provides a record of current achievements, and immediate expectations of the WP.
It provides an accurate history of the WP and communicates to the interested parties the
current status of the WP, integrating progress tracking, change control and issue
managing.
It shall include:
Accomplishments on this period;
Items scheduled and not completed on this period;
Planned activities for the next period;
Reference to new issues identified on the current period;
Reference to any issues resolved on the current period;
Identification of any predictable slippage to the stage schedule, along with
causes and corrective action;
Identification of any predictable cost overrun, along with cause and corrective
action;]
Schedule
[Schedule updated with:
Actual start date for tasks started in the month;
Actual end date for tasks finished in the month;
Actual work (in hours) per task in the month;
Estimated work (in hours) to complete the tasks;
Actual dates for meetings held and deliverables made available in the
month;]
[Problems encountered (if needed)]
[If the project has exceeded the schedule or costs and is under quality levels
established, some corrective action must be taken in a way that the impact on the
project is minimal so that it can be successfully completed.
The first step is to confirm which component of the project is out of control and
analyse the causes of this situation;
Determine the impact on the project of doing nothing and create a “Recovery
plan”; the several aspects of the project shall be analysed: scope, plan,
schedule, cost, organization.
In this point a new schedule shall be included.]
[Change control (if needed)]
[Changes can be identified to the current activities and to deliverables. These
changes can have consequences on schedule, costs or on the project scope.
The objective of this point is to control additional work to the planned activities.
The proposed change requests will be submitted on a Change Request Form by
the WP responsible.]
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Description of the proposed change:
Justification:
Priority:
Alternative solution:
Impact on scope:
Impact on schedule:
Impact on resources:
Impact on cost:
Recommendation:
[Issues management (if needed)]
[The objective of this point is to resolve issues affecting the success of the
project.
Each issue must be identified; the extent to which issues affect the project shall
be determined and a proposal of actions to resolve them should be presented.
It’s important that the adequate level of management be involved in the
decisions that have to be taken in order that the project can be carried out as
planned.
The identified issues will be submitted on an Issues Reporting Form by the WP
responsible.]
[Recovery plan (if needed)]
[This plan shall describe:
The causes and impact of the exception situation;
Recovery actions;
The impact of the recovery actions;
A new plan that replaces the original one;
If it’s not clear what action shall be taken prepare an analysis of the different
options for decision on a higher level.]
[End of Task (deliverables)]
[The objective of this point is to document the results of the current task and
prepare the next one and have deliverables validated and made available by the
co-ordination structure.
This point shall contain:
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A summary of the task;
Information on the deliverables of this task from which a decision can be
made;
Identification of the next task;
Schedule for the next task;
Gains agreements on any revisions to the scope, schedule, resources or
procedures of the Work Package;]
Annexes
[Deliverables shall be annexed to the monthly report. when applicable.
Any other relevant documents that must be reported and not specified before.]
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