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

TIME PROCESS84Schedule Control (PMBOK^® 6.6, Control Schedule)

What:	Monitoring project activities and managing project timing.
When:	Project execution and control.
Results:	Accurate project activity tracking and plan adjustments as required to meet milestones and deadlines.

Determine Status and Analyze Variances

Schedule control is central to project plan execution. It follows status collection and project variance analysis in the project-tracking cycle. It is necessary in any cycle where you discover a significant schedule variance. For each variance use cause-and-effect analysis to understand its root cause and impact on the project timeline. If the root cause relates to contributor underachievement, work toward performance problem ...