Discussion Post: Project Monitoring and Systems
Topic: Project Control System
A small technology consulting company, specializing in developing manufacturing software for the home construction industry, secured a large contract a year ago to develop a software for designing and manufacturing roof truss. The development contract was for two years, and the maintenance contract was for five years. As part of the contract, the client included a 0.8 percent penalty per month for each additional month beyond the development contract end date of the software development project. Project progress reports indicate that the software development project is about 60 percent complete, seems to be encountering various problems, and it is behind schedule. The consequence of this is that the company could potentially lose money if the 0.8 percent performance penalty is invoked. The managing partner, in charge of the project, was able to trace some of the problems to poor quality control, not enough experienced software engineers, and unnecessary testing of incomplete software codes.
Although you are not the project manager for this project, but because of your experience, the managing partner in charge of the project has directed you to develop a better system of project control for the software development project. Discuss how you plan to complete this task.
The response should include a reference list. Using double-space, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.