What is the S Curve in Project Management? Why “S”?

By Meidiana Apriliani | Published On: 25 January 2022
What is the S Curve in Project Management? Why “S”?

“What is the S Curve?”, have you ever asked this one thing? Something that you need to know, s-curve in project management is an essential thing.


What is S Curve in Project Management?

S-curve is one of the most popular calculation methods used in the construction industry. Wrike.com said, S-curve in project management term is a mathematical graph depicting the cumulative data of a project. Such as the cost or duration of work time (man-hours) that have been used, or the percentage (%) of the time-work that was completed.


S Curve in project management functions to track the progress or progress of a project. Where, in a business climate that emphasizes the value of speed, project work must run and be completed according to a predetermined schedule and budget.


In general use, the S Curve is used to measure the progress of project work, evaluate performance, and serve as a consideration for making cash flow estimates. S Curve is widely used because it can display real-time cumulative data from various project elements and compare it with the projected data. If any element in the project appears to be evaluated, that can also be identified through this S Curve.


Why S Curves is “S” shaped?

So why does this curve have to be ‘S’? Although not always a perfect ‘S’ shape, this curve is often an ‘S’ shape because project growth in the early stages is usually slow. The starting line is described as a condition in which the wheels of a new project start to turn, team members are researching the project and they are only involved in the first phase of implementation. This initial stage can take longer before they encounter problems that must be resolved.


Then, as progress is made, growth will accelerate. This is what creates the upward slope that forms the middle of the letter ‘S’. This point is the ‘bending point’, because of many changes in the frequency of teamwork to the project budget spent that would be happening on this phase.


After this point, a stable point will appear. Where, at this point, usually most of the project work has been completed and begins to enter a period of calm.

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