CHAPTER 11Monitoring and Controlling Projects

ONCE APPROVED, THE PROJECT management plan becomes the basis for implementation, which involves both the execution process and the monitoring and controlling process. The project plan is the roadmap for execution. The following are central precepts of project control:

Images Work is authorized and performed according to the approved plan.

Images Information is collected to determine the current status of the project.

Variances between the plan and actual status are identified and analyzed.

Causes for the variances ...

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