You have just been assigned as Project Manager to a project that is already in progress. Your predecessor has apparently managed this project successfully and is being rewarded with a larger project assignment. She tells you that the project is underrunning, and provides a status report, that provides the inllowing information: inllowing information: She states that the project is about half done and many of the problems from the early stages of the project are now resolved. You are a little uneasy because this particular project manager has had a string of successful projects that later end in disaster, after she has moved on to other work. She freely admits that she is far better in the early stages of a project than in the later stages. "All those details at the comand she responds, "When you've managed ask how she has determined that the project is half done This raises your level of concern rather than easing projects as I have, you have a feel for these things." project's budget and scope, and you are provided with the ask for more information on the details of the There is a status meeting planned for two weeks from no information in Figure 1. of the country for an important meeting on her new assig, and the former project manager will be out status of the project as you assume control of the manageriat. You must be prepared to address the the following questions: 1. Based on the information in Figure 1, address the following questions: (a) What is the real percent complete? (b) What is the percent spent? (c) According to the plan, what should the percent complete be now? 2. At the upcoming meeting, what should your general assessment of the project's status be? 3. Based on your findings, what recommendations might you make? Hint: Determine the budgeted value of work that was scheduled to be performed and the budgeted value of work actually accomplished. PLANNED ACCOMPLISHMENT AS OF THE RFPDT atr