Topic Title: Cost Estimation & Budgeting Aim: To form part of the course examination. Objectives: To demonstrate an understanding of the development and application of the project budgeting process within the business application. Task: Provide a critical analysis of the article "Analysis of Project Performance Using Earned Value Analysis," by Sandhya Suresh, Ganapathy Ramasamy N, International Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology Research (IJSETR) Volume 4, Issue 4, April 2015.Links to an external site. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313180605_Analysis_of_Project_Performance_Using_Earned_Value_Analysis

Format: Limit your answer to a total of about three pages. Please submit your assignment in .doc or .rtf format. Form of submission: Essay, answering the set task. Students must state on the front of their coursework submission the course number and name, and the professor's name.

CRITERIA Synopsis of the Article Provide an overall summary of the article with a broad outline of the issues. Critical Analysis of Issues Demonstrates how course work and lesson material on Project Control and EVM applies to the article. Conclusions and Recommendations 0 Do conclusions logically follow critical analysis? 0 Are the recommendations thorough and well expressed? Rubc BELOW EXPECTATIONS Does not provide a narrative. Provides a narrative but little or no attempt was made to apply Project Control and EVM knowledge to the article reviewed. Conclusions are vague or the recommendations are brief and not well supported or expounded. ACCEPTABLE Provides a narrative but not all relevant issues were identied. Provides a narrative that applies Project Control and EVM knowledge to the article reviewed. Conclusions are reasonable and the recommendations are consistent with the analysis. Conclusions are not fully developed. EXCELLENT A wellwritten narrative with a succinct summary of all the relevant issues in the case. Thorough critical analysis of the article on the application of EVM. All theoretical concepts and frameworks from text and lessons well integrated into the article review. Conclusions and recommendations are well-considered and ow logically from the case analysis. Recommendations are well supported or expounded