6 7 Control Schedule The process of monitoring

6. 7 Control Schedule The process of monitoring the status of the project activities to update progress and manage changes to the schedule baseline to achieve the plan Includes – ü Determining the current status of the project schedule ü Influencing the factors that create the schedule changes ü Determining that the project schedule has changed ü Managing changes as they occur Occurs during Monitoring & Controlling Is part of Perform Integrated Change Control (4. 5) Monitor Initiation Planning Execution Close Control Adapted from PMBOK 5 th Edition

6. 7 Control Schedule Inputs to Control Schedule ü Project Management Plan: schedule management plan and baseline ü Project Schedule ü Work Performance data ü Project Calendars ü Schedule Data ü Organisational Process Assets: – Schedule related policies and procedures – Schedule control tools – Monitoring and reporting methods to be used Adapted from PMBOK 5 th Edition

6. 7 Control Schedule Tools and techniques to Control Schedule Performance Reviews Resource Optimisation Scheduling Tool Adjusting Leads & Lags Project Management Software Schedule Compression Modelling Techniques Adapted from PMBOK 5 th Edition

6. 7 Control Schedule Performance Reviews CRITICAL PATH METHOD Earned Value Management Trend Ana lysis Critical chain Adapted from PMBOK 5 th Edition

6. 7 Control Schedule Collecting work performance data Report Meeting Inspection

Project Management Software 6. 7 Control Schedule Scheduling Tool

Project Management Software 6. 7 Control Schedule – Variance

6. 7 Control Schedule The major outputs of this process ü Work Performance measurement ü Schedule Forecasts ü Change Requests ü Project Management Plan updates – Schedule baseline – Schedule management plan – Cost baseline ü Project Document Updates: – Schedule Data – Project Schedule Monitor Initiation Planning Execution Close – Risk Register Control ü Organisational Process Assets: lessons learnt Adapted from PMBOK 5 th Edition