DEVELOPMENT of COMPUTERIZED PROJECT CONTROLS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PCMS)

Abstract

Pulling essential Cost, Schedule, and technical information together in a meaningful, coherent fashion is always a challenge facing the project management team. If this can not ])e done, management infoimation will be fragmented, will not contribute effectively to project management, and may actually mislead the management by presenting a distorted view of the project status [Fundamentals of Project Performance Measurement- Robert R.Kemps].

Nowadays, the majority of!arge multi-national companies run multiple proj•ects in different countries in parallel, which makes the integration of the Project Controls Process and the timely statusing of the projects are more critical than ever before. With multiple projects underway simultaneously, Integration and Communication are the Key to achieving overall corporate objectives.

This thesis provides an overview of a Computer Software, which integrates the major elements of the successful project controls system in one integrated environment

The Project Controls Management System (PCMS) provides a systematic, organized process for collecting project controls data including Schedule updates, Man-hour statusing, and Progress and Performance measurement, and presenting it in a clear manner on a regular basis. Moreover, it empowers the communication and interaction among the project staff through Intemet!Intranet technology, which makes the upcto-the-minute information of all the corporate projects worldwide available at the fmgertips of the authorized project members.