Learning Microsoft Project 2019

Chapter 13: Project Tracking Techniques

"No plan survives contact with the enemy."

This is a quote of military origins, often used in project management. It eloquently highlights the fact that actual execution often deviates from the plan. This may be due to any number of real-life factors impacting the project. A project manager needs to know precisely where they stand on the schedule on any given day in order to combat this situation. Frequently tracking a schedule is what enables the project manager to know exactly where the project stands. With this critical information, the best remedial action can be deployed.

Remember that the first project baseline is only a prediction based upon the best estimates that are understood in the planning ...