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Project Management & Agile · Intermediate

Control Schedule

Process of monitoring project status to update the schedule and manage changes to the schedule baseline.

Definition

It uses critical path analysis, earned value analysis, trend analysis, iteration burndown charts, performance reviews, and what-if analysis.

Example

SPI drops to 0.85, so the PM analyzes the critical path and requests approval to fast-track.

Exam tip

In agile, schedule control uses burndown charts and retrospectives.

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