Keep the project on track with the schedules
5.1 Control Progress
Maintain the Project pace according to the project timeline
- Assemble supplier/contractor data
- Assemble team data
- Track and evaluate headway
- Determine resolution pathways for supplier/contractor variances
- Determine resolution pathways for residual variances
- Identify risks and possible improvements
- Revise Project plans/schedules
5.2 Control Estimates
Track, evaluate, and revise effort estimates as required
- Reconcile the estimating basis
- Determine differences between expected and actual efforts
- Determine resolutions to discrepancies
- Identify risks and possible improvements
- Revise Project plans and documentation
5.3 Control Contracts
Assure the contractor project is functioning smoothly and is within the scope of the Plan
- Schedule and get ready for the contractor review
- Conduct the contractor review
- Negotiate required contractor actions
- Update the quality and work plans
- Reconcile corrective actions
5.4 Control Financials
Reconcile business with project financial data and improve forecasts
- Compare the financial data
- Respond to any miscalculations and variations
- Update financial forecasts
- Correct the financial systems
- Revise the project financial data
5.5 Control Risks
Monitor the development of risks
- Discover new risks
- Sort and redefine risks
- Revise Project plans
5.6 Control Scope
Evaluate requests for alignment with Project plan components and delegate appropriate work requests
- Evaluate the request
- Delegate work assignments
- Revise Project work plans
- Confirm alignment to Project Goals
5.7 Control Status
Determine and accept or validate project management decisions with the customer
- Prepare a status report
- Present status report to management and the customer
- Agree to the next steps and actions
- Identify risks and possible improvements
- Distribute the meeting minutes
- Update the project plan documents