Monitoring and controlling project work

The integrated iterative process of monitoring and controlling project work is designed to allow stakeholders to know the current state of the overall project. This process also allows stakeholders to be kept up to date on any corrective or preventative actions as well as the overall cost and schedule forecasts to determine the future state of the project. You'll see from the inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs of this process that there are a lot of similar data analysis tools that you have already reviewed. Keep in mind that using those tools and techniques here is done to gain an understanding of the overall project performance and isn't specific to one knowledge area. The inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs of monitor and control project work are as follows:

Inputs:

• Project management plan:

  a) Any component

• Project documents:

  a) Assumption log

  b) Basis of estimates

  c) Cost forecasts

  d) Issue log

  e) Lessons learned...