Process 4 of 7

Controlling a Stage

Assign the work, monitor, report progress and take (corrective) action.

Objectives

  • Focus attention on the delivery of products.
  • Keep risks and issues under control.
  • The Business Case is reviewed
  • Products are delivered to agreed quality, within cost and time and to achieve the defined benefits.

Roles and Responsibilities

Executive

Approves Exception Plan.

Senior User

Reviews Exception Plan.

Senior Supplier

Reviews Exception Plan.

Project Manager

Updates registers, Plans, logs; reviews Team Plans and Checkpoint Reports; hands over Work Packages and receives completed WP’s; Creates Highlight Reports, Issue Reports and Exception Reports.

Team Manager

Accepts WP, Prepares Team Plans, Checkpoint Reports; reviews registers and logs

Project Assurance

Reviews WP, Quality Register and plans; reviews Highlight Reports, Issue Reports and Exception Reports

Project Support

Assist the PM with the Registers; keeps the Configuration Item Records.

Applying the Themes

Business Case (Why)

Benefits Review Plan is checked.

Organisation (Who)

Reporting requirements are provided in the Communication Management Strategy.

Quality (What)

Review and update Quality Register.

Plans (How, How much, When)

Product Descriptions are used for Work Packages, Stage plan is updated, Team Plan is reviewed.

Risk (What if)

Risk Register is updated, risks are captured and examined.

Change (What is the impact)

CIR’s, Issue Register, Daily Log are updated. Issue Reports created, issues captured.

Progress (Where are we, direction, should we carry on)

Authorise SP, Create Highlight and Exception Reports, review Checkpoint Reports and Product Status Account, Log Lessons, Seek advice.