Controlling involves comparing actual performance with planned performance. In other words, are you doing exactly what you planned to do? If you discover deviations from the plan (often called “variances”), you must analyze these variances and figure out alternative actions that will get the project back on track. You can then decide which alternative is best and take appropriate corrective action.21 Controlling involves several subprocesses:22
• Progress Reporting—collecting and disseminating progress information to all project stakeholders.
• Overall Change Control—coordinating changes across the entire project.
• Scope Change Control—controlling changes to project scope. This often means limiting the project’s deliverables ...
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