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dc.contributor.authorColin, Jeroen
dc.contributor.authorVanhoucke, Mario
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-02T14:53:28Z
dc.date.available2017-12-02T14:53:28Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.eswa.2014.12.007
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12127/5321
dc.description.abstractRecent literature on project management has emphasised the effort which is spent by the management team during the project control process. Based on this effort, a functional distinction can be made between a top down and a bottom up project control approach. A top down control approach refers to the use of a project control system that generates project based performance metrics to give a general overview of the project performance. Actions are triggered based on these general performance metrics, which need further investigation to detect problems at the activity level. A bottom up project control system refers to a system in which detailed activity information needs to be available constantly during the project control process, which requires more effort. In this research, we propose two new project control approaches, which combines elements of both top down and bottom up control. To this end, we integrate the earned value management/earned schedule (EVM/ES) method with multiple control points inspired by critical chain/buffer management (CC/BM). We show how the EVM/ES control approach is complementary with the concept of buffers and how they can improve the project control process when cleverly combined. These combined top down approaches overcome some of the drawbacks of traditional EVM/ES mentioned in the literature, while minimally increasing the effort spent by the project manager. A large computational experiment is set up to test the approach against other control procedures within a broad range of simulated dynamic project progress situations.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectProject Management
dc.subjectSchedule Control
dc.subjectEarned Value Management
dc.subjectSimulation
dc.titleA comparison of the performance of various project control methods using earned value management systems
dc.identifier.journalExpert Systems with Applications
dc.source.volume42
dc.source.issue6
dc.source.beginpage3159
dc.source.endpage3175
vlerick.knowledgedomainOperations & Supply Chain Management
vlerick.typearticleJournal article with impact factor
vlerick.vlerickdepartmentTOM
dc.identifier.vperid144496
dc.identifier.vperid58614
dc.identifier.vpubid6575


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