Monitor and Control Project Work
Monitor and Control Project Work is the process of tracking, reviewing, and reporting overall project progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan.
Explanation
This process runs continuously from project initiation through closure and is part of the Monitoring and Controlling process group. It involves comparing actual performance against the project management plan, assessing trends to identify where corrective or preventive actions may be needed, and ensuring that only approved changes are implemented. The process provides stakeholders with an accurate view of the current state of the project.
Key inputs include the project management plan, project documents (schedule and cost forecasts, issue log, lessons learned register, risk register), work performance information from other monitoring processes, agreements, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational process assets. Tools and techniques include expert judgment, data analysis (earned value analysis, trend analysis, variance analysis, root cause analysis), decision making, and meetings.
The outputs include work performance reports, change requests, and updates to the project management plan and project documents. Work performance reports are formatted summaries of work performance information designed for decision-making. They may include status reports, dashboards, and progress updates. Change requests generated here might include corrective actions, preventive actions, and defect repairs.
Key Points
- •Continuous process spanning the entire project lifecycle
- •Compares actual performance to the project management plan
- •Produces work performance reports from work performance information
- •Generates change requests for corrective actions, preventive actions, and defect repairs
Exam Tip
This process takes in work performance information (already analyzed) and produces work performance reports (formatted for stakeholders). Do not confuse it with Direct and Manage Project Work, which produces raw work performance data.
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Perform Integrated Change Control is the process of reviewing all change requests, approving or rejecting changes, managing changes to deliverables, project documents, and the project management plan, and communicating the decisions.
Change Requests
A change request is a formal proposal to modify any document, deliverable, or baseline on a project. Change requests include corrective actions, preventive actions, defect repairs, and updates.
Project Management Plan
The project management plan is the document that describes how the project will be executed, monitored and controlled, and closed.
Earned Value Management (EVM)
Earned Value Management (EVM) is a methodology that integrates scope, schedule, and cost data to assess project performance and progress objectively.
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