Paper and Presentation: Using Schedule Data to Improve Project Management
Abstract: Like many project managers, I faced challenges such as under-estimated costs and effort, timelines and budgets too tight to meet the needs of sponsors, and the inability to make data-driven decisions. In response to these challenges, I developed methods using schedule data to improve the overall management of my projects. In this paper, I will describe my methods and discuss how these methods contribute to specific project management benefits such as:
- Identifying cost efficiencies
- Managing the budget more effectively
- Improving cost estimation and resource planning
- Reducing overall project risk
- Improving transparency with staff and sponsors
- Supporting informed, real-time decision making
PMI Talent Triangle Skill: Strategic and Business Management
Biography: Anne Johnson graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics and Economics in 2012. Shortly after graduating, Anne began her career at the US Census Bureau through a corporate hiring program working in the Economic Directorate as an analyst on the Service Annual Survey and the 2012 Economic Census.
Anne joined the Demographic Statistical Methods Division as a project manager in February of 2015. She has provided project management support to the American Housing Survey, National Survey of College Graduates, the Current Population Survey Supplements, and Survey Methodology research projects. In this role, Anne has developed and managed over forty project schedules, produced cost estimates for survey work and research projects, monitored the budgets for reimbursable projects, created reports to assist management with resource allocation and budget management, developed training materials, and managed contracts as a COR.
Anne received a Master’s Certificate in Project Management and her PMP certification in 2016 and her COR certification in 2017. In her spare time, she enjoys running, yoga, baking, and traveling.
