Section 5 Assignment – Monitoring and Controlling
1. Monitor and Control Project Work:
Refer to 4.5 Monitor and Control Project Work in the PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition, pp. 105‑113. See also 2.5.4 Project Work Performance Domain – Project Communications and Engagement in the PMBOK® Guide – Seventh Edition, pp. 69-79, and 2.1.1.5 Stakeholder Performance Domain – Stakeholder Engagement – Monitor, p. 14.
Monitoring and controlling a project from start to finish is one of the most crucial tasks for a project manager using a predictive model. As you review the Knowledge Areas associated with this model in the PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition, you will notice that this Process Group is represented in almost every Knowledge Area. In the following table, list three important tasks you would need to perform to ensure that your stakeholders understand the current status of your project and the steps you would need to take to ensure the project deliverables are on target. Delete the example after inputting your content.
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2. Validate Project Scope:
Refer to 5.5 Validate Scope in the PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition, pp. 163‑167. See also 2.6.2.2 Delivery Performance Domain – Scope Definition – Completion of Deliverables in the PMBOK® Guide – Seventh Edition, p. 81.
Assume deliverables have been met and list those deliverables here.
3. Change Requests:
Refer to 4.5.3.2 Monitor and Control Project Work – Outputs in the PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition, pp. 112‑113, and 4.3.3.4 Change Request on p. 96. See also 2.5 Project Work Performance Domain in the PMBOK® Guide – Seventh Edition, pp. 69-79.
Analysis of project performance and interactions often generates change requests. Assume that a communication with the stakeholders resulted in a change request to add a new deliverable to the scope of the project. Delineate the nature of that communication (hypothetically), the key points, and the change that was prompted by the communication.
Enter the change request information in the following template:
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