Activity: Monitor & Control Project |
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This activity captures the daily, continuing, work of the project manager, including monitoring project status, reporting to stakeholders, and dealing with issues. |
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Description
This activity captures the daily, continuing, work of project management, covering:
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Dealing with change requests that have been approved, and scheduling these for the current or future iterations;
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Continuously monitoring the project in terms of active risks and objective measurements of progress and quality;
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Regular reporting of project status, in the Status Assessment, to project governance authorities.
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Dealing with issues and problems through the Task: Monitor and Report Project Status and driving these to
closure according to processes identified for problem resolution. This may require that change requests be
issued for work that needs additional authorization.
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Staffing
The project manager needs a mix of organizational, planning, communication, time management, triage, and analytic
skills for this part of the discipline. The management reviewer will need a strong background in project management,
will have a deep understanding of the organization's business policies and practices, and be able to make judgments
about the project's financial performance and performance against contractual obligations.
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Usage
Usage Guidance |
This activity occurs in every iteration of every phase. Issues can come up at any time. The timing of other activities
is tailored to suit the project. For example, the project could decide to produce weekly metrics reports, and report to
management reviewers monthly.
Put in place mechanisms to automate, as far as possible, the collection and reduction of information (metrics, for
example) about the project. Time should be spent in analyzing trends, not in collection and calculation. Track and
resolve problems that arise on a project. Delegate technical problems to the appropriate technical roles.
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Work Breakdown
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