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

Managing to the baseline means using the approved scope, schedule, and cost baselines as the reference for performance measurement. Actual performance is compared to baselines regularly; significant deviations trigger corrective action. When change is necessary, formal change control updates the baseline. This discipline ensures the project remains accountable to its original commitments (or formally approved changes to those commitments).

**Why not B:** Keeping baselines secret from stakeholders contradicts the principles of transparency and stakeholder communication. Baselines are shared with stakeholders so they understand the project plan and can evaluate performance reports in context.

**Why not C:** Updating the baseline to match actual performance each period eliminates the purpose of having a baseline. If the baseline constantly changes to match actuals, there is no fixed reference point against which to measure performance or identify variances.

**Why not D:** Stating that the baseline should never change under any circumstances is too rigid. While baselines are controlled, they can be changed through formal integrated change control when justified. The key is that changes require formal approval, not that they are prohibited entirely.