Chapter 12. You’re Behind Schedule: Now What?

You’re Behind Schedule: Now What?

PLANS ARE, WELL, PLANS. After you record progress, you’ll need to evaluate your plan to determine how closely it matches reality. In some cases, reality might be better—you might be ahead of schedule, under budget, or both. But in other cases, you might find that you’re behind schedule, over budget, or both. So what do you do? In this chapter, we’ll first explore ways for you to determine how reality compares to your plan. Then we’ll look at approaches you can take to try to get back on track.

Comparing Estimates with Actual Progress

Once you start recording progress information using Microsoft Office ...

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