PMP Executing, Monitoring and Controlling Processes

Measure against the performance measurement baseline.

Reanalyze existing risks.

Increase the effectiveness of processes.

Implement approved changes, including corrective actions, preventive actions, and defect repair.

Hold team-building activities.

Evaluate the effectiveness of risk responses in a risk audit.

Recalculate how much the project will cost and how long it will take, and create forecasts.

Spend time trying to improve quality.

Evaluate how effectively the team members function as a team.

Manage the time and cost reserves.

Focus on looking for exceptions to the approved project management plan in team members' performance, rather than checking up on every person's work or babysitting.

Keep everyone focused on completing the project to the project charter and project management plan.

Calculate estimate to complete.

Implement approved process improvements.

Determine variances.

Use and interpret earned value calculations.

Exercise judgement to determine what variances are important and if they warrant recommending a change or corrective action.

Keep managers apprised of when their resources will be needed on the project.

Create recommendations for the performing organization that increase its effectiveness.

Perform procurement inspections.

Look for newly arising risks.

Assess individual team member performance.

Obtain formal acceptance of interim deliverables from the customer.

Identify the need for replanning.

Make or obtain a decision in integrated change control about whether changes should be approved or rejected.

Perform quality assurance to ensure the defined practices and procedures are being followed and are still appropriate for the project.

Evaluate the effectiveness of implemented corrective actions.

Manage stakeholder engagement and expectations, increase project support, and prevent possible problems.

Keep the project's business case in focus while managing the project, especially when problems occur.

Obtain seller responses to procurement documents.

Take action to control the project

Measure performance against the performance measurement baseline

Analyze and evaluate performance

Measure performance against other metrics in the PM Plans

Analyze and evaluate performance

Determine if variances warrant a corrective action or other change request.

Influence the factors that cause changes

Request changes during monitoring and controlling

Perform integrated change control

Approve or reject changes

Update the PM plan and project documents

Inform stakeholders of the results of change requests

Monitor stakeholder engagement

Create forecasts

Gain acceptance of interim deliverables from the customer

Perform quality control

Perform risk assessments and audits

Manage reserves

Control procurements

Execute the work according to the PM plan

Produce product deliverables (product scope)

Gather work performance

Request changes (executing)

Implement only approved changes

Continuously improve

Follow processes

Determine whether processes are correct and effective (quality assurance)

Perform quality audits

Acquire final team

Manage people

Evaluate team and individual performance

Hold team building activities

Give recognition and rewards

Use issue logs

Facilitate conflict resolution

Release resources as work is completed

Send and receive information, and solicit feedback

Report on project performance

Manage stakeholder engagement and expectations

Hold meetings

Acquire, Develop, and Manage Project Team (Human Resource Management Process)