Hi there,
As a member of PMO structure in financial structure, we have difficulties to make project managers to provide project estimate to complete (ETC).
To understand why, we are thinking to establish a simple project management maturity model.
The objective is to bring explanations, set up actions plan and to help those project managers.
I was thinking about Project manager skills, project complexity and organization process as analysis axis for the maturity model.
What do you think? Saving Changes...
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AKSHAY JAINPlanning Group Leader| YOKOGAWA, BahrainGwalior, Mp, India
Project conditions changes day by day so ETC also changes. Most of time PM is held accountable by higher managers and changing ETC is considered as non performance of PM. May be such unreasonable environment might be restricting your PM's to give ETC. PM is a person who manage balance in cost, quality and time within given circumferences, he may or may not achieve absolute performance parameters due to changing conditions not in control of PM. Saving Changes...
Thank you Akshay for your response. I agree with you, pressure for top management can contribute to the unwillingness of project manager to communicate about ETC. so as you suggesting it's better to add "external factor" impact (e.g. scope change frequency) on project as analysis axis. Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
We provide ETC's on monthly basis along with our Cost to Complete report - This is a must parameter that needs to be submitted all the time as it changes from month to month. Saving Changes...
ETC must be provided in SLT meetings, as this keeps fluctuating. Saving Changes...
Brad HoltSenior Consultant| BCH IT ConsultantsRound Rock, Tx, United States
When I am managing a 6-12 month project, I do ETC's Weekly. When I look at the schedule of tasks that need to be completed at the end of each week, I ask my resources (i know they are people) how much longer they need. I update those ETC's in my spreadsheet, and then write a change order for the customer for the additional or reduced number of hours.
Reporting back to the customer is the most important part of the ETC process as they are the most impacted. Saving Changes...
Mudassar KhanProgram (Project )Manager| Woodward Canada IncPeterborough, ON, Canada
Managers provide ETC's on monthly basis along with Cost to Complete report - This is a must parameter that needs to be submitted as it changes from month to month. Saving Changes...
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