The Project Management Tool Kit, 3rd Edition

COMMUNICATION PROCESS

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Status Collection

	What:	Periodic collection of project activity information.
	When:	Project execution.
	Results:	Timely, accurate progress data and early detection of problems.

Select Effective Methods

Collecting project status is a primary responsibility of the project leader. Determining the process for status collection is a key part of communications planning, and it is central to project plan execution. Status collection begins the project-tracking cycle and is a primary input for project variance analysis and procurement control.

Decisions regarding status collection are part of project infrastructure planning. There are many ways to collect the data, although most people prefer to do it in writing ...