Project activity monitoring system

The vendor supplied an unspecified case study that compared the costs of an existing pump-and-treat system with a pump-and-treat system that had been retrofitted to accommodate an FE ACTIVE. The projected life-cycle cost (adjusted for an inflation rate of 4% and a rate of interest of 5%) of the existing pump-and-treat system was calculated to be 3,930,000 (1996 dollars). The life-cycle cost (adjusted for a 4% inflation rate and a 5% interest rate) of the FE ACTIVE retrofit system was calculated at 945,000 (1996 dollars). Both estimates included capital costs, operation and maintenance expenses, and the cost of groundwater monitoring. Similarly, had the FE ACTIVE system been installed initially, its life-cycle cost would be 1,630,000 (1996 doUars). 

Once the work has been broken down in activities, relative values must be assigned to each of them in a uniform manner that can be related to simple physical units. The values could be assigned either as work units (W.U. s) related to field labor or as a fraction of the value for the entire work. Each approach has advantages and disadvantages and the Project Manager must have the flexibility and foresight to tailor the monitoring system to the project needs. 

The progress monitoring system, outlined in Section 15.9, is an excellent basis for schedule forecasting. It provides information that, when used in conjunction with daily field force reports and spot activity checks, will allow the Project Manager to make accurate schedule forecasts. The procedure for forecasting final subcontract costs in Appendix I is also a good tool for predicting the final projects cost. 

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Stage Gate SG2 forms the most important strategic milestone in the integrated life cycle becanse it determines the finther comse of the project. The developed design specification, the re-worked plans and the updated effort and cost estimates allow management to re-evaluate the project and to decide upon its future. If the decision is to continue the project, the activities of System Safety Assessment (SSA) and of system development are triggered. Those activities are monitored by project control. 

Current data indicate that the analysis of cellulase enzyme activities may be the best method for determining the projected cellulose conversion of the overall system, and therefore the hydrolytic power of the system under evaluation. With development, the analysis of enzyme activities may also serve as a "real time" method of monitoring the stability of the system, with radical changes in enzyme activities indicative of potential process upset. 

Validation Summary Report (VSR) Documents confirming that the entire project planned activities have been completed. On acceptance of the Validation Summary Report, the user releases the system for use, possibly with a requirement that continuing monitoring should take place for a certain time (GAMP). 

If the scope of work involves the manufacture of Phase III Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) materials, advanced monitoring would be pertinent since this activity could result in the success or failure of a critical path project. The sponsor must be confident that the systems are in place to effectively produce the desired deliverable(s) to complete the project. 

Simply monitoring quality performance is just not adequate. The effectiveness of quality management systems should be actively managed and performance improvement opportunities seized. Business benefits should more than compensate for any investment in quality. Senior management, system owners, project managers, and anyone else involved with computer projects need to appreciate this. This book will help explain what needs to be done to successfully achieve quality and compliance of computer systems in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. 

The successful development of a new pharmaceutical product requires careful planning of various activities and resources, as well as tracking the project s progress. A small project is not difficult to monitor manually however, multiple projects benefit from an automated tool to support the planning process as well as the monitoring of various activities. In addition, these systems will help develop what if scenarios for the resources in the new projects as well as help to terminate the projects. Several project management systems currently available on the market are designed to fulfill these needs. These systems are available for all types of computers—from personal computers to mainframes. 

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