CAPM Practice: Determine how to document project controls of predictive, plan-based projects

Work performance data is raw measurements and observations (e.g., task X is 60% complete, $45,000 spent). Work performance information is analyzed data presented in context (e.g., 'Task X is 60% complete but was planned to be 75% complete by now, creating a -15% schedule variance'). Data becomes information when context, analysis, and interpretation are added.

**Why not A:** Work performance data and information are not distinguished by their audience. Both can be shared with internal and external stakeholders depending on the communications management plan. The distinction is about the level of analysis, not the recipient.

**Why not B:** They are fundamentally different in nature — data is raw and unprocessed, while information includes analysis and context. They are not the same thing in different formats; they represent different stages of the data-to-decision pipeline.

**Why not D:** The flow is reversed in this answer. Work performance data is collected first through direct observation and measurement, and then it is analyzed and contextualized to become work performance information. Information is derived from data, not the other way around.