Direct and Manage Project Work

Direct and Manage Project Work is the process of leading and performing the work defined in the project management plan and implementing approved changes to achieve the project's objectives. The key benefit of this process is that it provides overall management of the project work and deliverables, thus improving the probability of project success. This process is performed throughout the project.

The desired outcome or output of this process includes deliverables, work performance data, issue log, change requests, project management plan updates, project documents updates, activity list, assumption log, lessons learned register, requirements documentation, risk register, stakeholder register, and organizational process assets updates.

During the execution phase, inputs from any component of the project management plan are needed. The project plan created during the process and planning phase becomes the foundation for making changes and modifications during the execution stage, resulting in updated project documents, change log, lessons learned register, milestone list, project communications, project schedule, requirements traceability matrix, risk register, risk report, approved change requests, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational process assets.

Tools and techniques used in this process include expert judgment, project management information system (PMIS), meetings, scheduling software tools, work authorization systems, configuration management systems, information collection and distribution systems, and interfaces to other online automated systems, such as corporate knowledge base repositories. Automated gathering and reporting on key performance indicators (KPI) can also be part of this system.

By utilizing these combinations of tools and techniques, project managers are able to effectively direct and manage project work towards the desired outcomes and objectives.

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