CHAPTER 10Executing Projects
ONCE APPROVED, THE INTEGRATED project plan becomes the basis for two closely related processes: execution and control. The central idea is that (1) work is authorized and performed according to the plan, (2) variances between plan and actual are detected promptly, (3) causes for the variance are identified, (4) alternative corrective actions are developed and assessed, (5) recommended corrective actions are approved and then implemented, and (6) plan documentation is updated to reflect the new reality. Control is designed to make reality conform to the plan and, where that is not possible, to make the new plan conform to reality.
Control tools include an approved baseline plan, current status information, completion ...
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