Control Schedule

Process

Monitoring the status of the project to update project schedule and managing changes to the schedule baseline.

When performed: Throughout the project

Process group: Monitoring and Controlling

Knowledge Area: Schedule Management

Outputs Created

• Work performance information*
• Schedule forecasts*
• Change requests*

Outputs Updated

• Schedule management plan
• Schedule baseline
• Cost baseline
• Performance measurement baseline
• Assumption log
• Basis of estimates
• Lessons learned register
• Project schedule
• Resource calendars
• Risk register
• Schedule data

Inputs

• Schedule management plan
• Schedule baseline
• Scope baseline
• Performance measurement baseline
• Lessons learned register
• Project calendars
• Project schedule
• Resource calendars
• Schedule data
• Work performance data
• Organizational process assets
  • Existing formal and informal schedule control-related policies, procedures, and guidelines
  • Schedule control tools
  • Monitoring and reporting methods to be used

Tools & Techniques

• Earned value analysis
• Iteration burndown chart
• Performance reviews
• Variance analysis
• Trend analysis
• What-if scenario analysis
• Critical path method
• Project management information system (PMIS)
• Resource optimization
• Leads and lags
• Schedule compression

Key inputs & outputs are indicated with *