The Project Management Tool Kit: 100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right

CONTROL PROCESS54Project Baseline Setting

What:	Committing to a project plan based on bottom-up project information.
When:	Project planning and execution.
Results:	A solid basis for project tracking and control, with project expectations, deadlines, and budgets aligned with reality.

Review Plans and Objectives

Setting the project baseline is the final component of project plan development.

Assemble your project plan components and verify that the planning is thorough, realistic, and capable of delivering the results desired. Inspect your plans for omissions, excessive optimism, and other defects. Compare the total number of effort months your project plan requires with the actual effort used previously to complete successful similar ...