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

CONTROL PROCESS24Forecasting Project Completion

What:	Using predictive and diagnostic project metrics to estimate project completion.
When:	Project execution and control.
Results:	Realistic project expectations based on reliable forecasts of budget, schedule, and other project trends.

Although some projects reassess project completion with each cycle of project variance analysis and communicate it as part of routine performance reporting, other projects do it less frequently as part of project reviews or with other periodic high-level project analysis.

Verify Project Status

The first step in assessing project completion is to establish a credible picture for the project. Assemble the current accurate schedule, effort consumption, cost, ...