9 Project Control and Updating

DOI: 10.1201/9781003428992-9

9.1 Learning Objectives

After the completion of this chapter, readers will be able to:

  • Understand project control as a step in project management,
  • Update a project schedule and understand its requirements, and
  • Draw an S-curve to depict the cumulative fund flow associated with a project.

9.2 Introduction

A project plan looks to the future, but it is developed based on the skills, knowledge, and experience gained from the present and past. A developed plan may not be always perfect or accurate. Deviations from a developed plan may occur during the execution of a project. A developed project plan enforces the performance outcomes that the resources of a project are expected to ...

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