Pre-Construction		Online Guide
		Work the Plan		Process
Overview				Revision July 1, 2005
Summary:	Working the Plan is the process of actively managing the execution of the project in conformance with the endorsed Project Management Plan. While its primary functional elements are Control and Communication, Working the Plan is an iterative process combining elements of Initiating and Aligning the Team, Planning the Work, and Endorsement throughout the execution of the project work.
Inputs:	· Endorsed Project Management Plan
Steps:	Manage the Project Performance Baseline		Implement the Project Management Plan
	· Project Baseline The “Performance Baseline”—the Project WBS, Project Baseline Schedule, and Project Budgets—serves three critical functions in managing the project: · Score keeping: Provides the target metrics and measures that we use to gauge actual performance against plan. · Attention directing: Provides a basis for identifying and understanding the potential impacts of performance problems. · Problem solving: Provides the background and basis for “testing” solutions to performance problems. · Maintain the Baseline Maintain the original baseline and adjust the current baseline to incorporate changes. · Monitor Actual Performance Monitor actual work performed, resources used, schedule status, and budget performance to assess performance against plan. · Identify/Manage Variances Based on actual performance against plan, identify performance variances, their sources, their potential impacts, and potential corrective actions. · Forecast Performance Based on actual performance against plan and remaining work, evaluate the resources, schedule, and budget needed to complete the work. · Develop and Implement Recovery Plans and Corrective Actions Based on performance forecast information, remaining work, resources available, etc., develop recovery plans for each variance, and evaluate their potential effectiveness and cost and schedule implications.		· Manage Risk The Risk Management process is an integral component of day-to-day management of the project. Project teams implement and continuously update the Risk Management Plan throughout the project. Primary Risk Management functions include: · Monitoring risk events · Identifying new risk events · Evaluating/upgrading probability of occurrence and potential impact · Devising and implementing response plans · Evaluating and documenting the effectiveness of response actions · Managing response resources · Reporting to Region/Organization Management and Stakeholders · Manage Change Project teams implement the Change Management Plan and actively identify and manage potential change issues. Primary Change Management functions include: · Identifying and managing potential change issues Administering the Change Management process · Updating the Project Performance Baseline · Communicating and gaining endorsement for changes · Communicate Project teams implement the Communication Plan from the Project Management Plan. · Progress Reporting · Issues and Issues Reporting · Lessons Learned
Products:	· Project Success
Guidelines:	N/A