CHAPTER 6

Good Practices for the Cyclic Project Control Steps

Planning, Monitoring, Reporting, and Analyzing

Introduction

The second set of good practices included within the PCIM project control methodology relates to the project control cycle (planning, monitoring, reporting, and analyzing). Project control is not a one-time event; it usually involves several distinctive steps as explained in previous chapters (see Chapters 13) and summarized below.

Planning: This is the task to determine project objectives and activities needed to achieve these objectives. Time schedules are decided by sequencing the project activities, with interim milestones. At the same time, detailed cost estimates and cost plans are also produced. A WBS (see Chapter ...

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