Task: PM.3 Project assessment and control
The Project Assessment and Control activity evaluates the performance of the plan.
Disciplines: Project Management Process (PM)
Purpose

The purpose of the Project Assessment and Control is to determine the status of the project and ensure that the project performs according to plans and schedules, within projected budgets and it satisfies technical objectives.

This process includes redirecting the project activities, as appropriate, to correct identified deviations and variations from other project management or technical processes. Redirection may include re-planning as appropriate.

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    Optional:
    • None
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      Main Description

      The activity provides:

      • Evaluation of actual plan performance and progress against targets.
      • Analyze and evaluate customer’s change requests.
      Steps
      Step 1. Review plan

      Periodically the project plan should be reviewed by the project manager against the actual progress. Deviation from planned progress may require Corrective Action to be performed, resulting in an updated project plan

      Step 2. Identify plan deviations

      Based on any deviations discovered during the Review Plan activity, it may be necessary to identify and evaluate significant cost, schedule and technical performance deviations and undertake Corrective Actions

      Step 3. Process change requests

      Requirements change requests (any change that comes in after project has started) must be managed and controlled, as there will be an impact on the project plan, schedule and cost. Typically for a change request the following steps should be undertaken:

      • Estimate effort to implement change
      • Re-estimate project schedule and cost

      Obtain customer sign-off on agree change.



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      Key Considerations
      A project plan is a document that can be used to guide the execution of a project. Unless the actual performance of the execution of the project is tracked against the plan, the plan will have limited value beyond the initiation of the project.