The standard for project management

Tools & Techniques

Inputs

Outputs

Direct and Manage Project Work

.1  Expert judgment

.2  Project management  

  information system

.3 Meetings

.1  Project management plan

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Any component

.2  Project documents

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Change log

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Lessons learned register

• 

Milestone list

• 

Project communications

• 

Project schedule

• 

Requirements traceability

  matrix

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Risk register

• 

Risk report

.3  Approved change requests

.4  Enterprise environmental    

 factors

.5  Organizational process assets

.1 Deliverables

.2  Work performance data

.3  Issue log

.4  Change requests

.5  Project management plan  

 updates

• 

Any component

.6  Project documents updates

• 

Activity list

• 

Assumption log

• 

Lessons learned register

• 

Requirements

  documentation

• 

Risk register

• 

Stakeholder register

.7  Organizational process assets  

 updates

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•  Enterprise environmental factors

•  Organizational process assets

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pproved change requests

•  Work performance data

Project management plan updates

•  Any component

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I

ssue log

•  Deliverables

•  Change requests

•  Deliverables

•  Deliverables

•  Organizational process

  assets updates

Project documents

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hange log

•  Lessons learned register

• 

M

ilestone list

•  Project communications

•  Project schedule

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R

equirements traceability

matrix

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isk register

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R

isk report

 Project management plan

•  Any component

Project

Management

Plan

4.4 

Manage Project

Knowledge

4.6 

Perform Integrated

Change Control

8.3 

Control

Quality

4.3

Direct and

Manage

Project Work

Project

Documents

4.6

Perform

Integrated

Change Control

Enterprise/

Organization

13.4

Monitor

Stakeholder

Engagementt

12.3

Control

Procurements

11.7 

Monitor

Risks

10.3 

Monitor

Communications

9.6 

Control

Resources

8.3

Control

Quality

7.4

Control

Costs

6.6 

Control

Scehdule

5.6

Control

Scope

5.5. 

Validate

Scope

Enterprise/

Organization

Project

Documents

Project

Management

Plan

Project documents updates

• 

Activity list

• 

Assumption log

• 

Lessons learned register

• 

Requirements documentation

• 

Risk register

• 

Stakeholder register

Figure 4-7. Direct and Manage Project Work: Data Flow Diagram

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Part 1 - Guide

Direct and Manage Project Work involves executing the planned project activities to complete project deliverables 

and accomplish established objectives. Available resources are allocated, their efficient use is managed, and changes in 

project plans stemming from analyzing work performance data and information are carried out. The Direct and Manage 

Project Work process is directly affected by the project application area. Deliverables are produced as outputs from 

processes performed to accomplish the project work as planned and scheduled in the project management plan.

The project manager, along with the project management team, directs the performance of the planned project 

activities and manages the various technical and organizational interfaces that exist in the project. Direct and Manage 

Project Work also requires review of the impact of all project changes and the implementation of approved changes: 

corrective action, preventive action, and/or defect repair.

During project execution, the work performance data is collected and communicated to the applicable controlling 

processes for analysis. Work performance data analysis provides information about the completion status of deliverables 

and other relevant details about project performance. The work performance data will also be used as an input to the 

Monitoring and Controlling Process Group, and can be used as feedback into lessons learned to improve the performance 

of future work packages.

4.3.1 DIRECT AND MANAGE PROJECT WORK: INPUTS

4.3.1.1 PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN

Described in Section 4.2.3.1. Any component of the project management plan may be an input to this process.

4.3.1.2 PROJECT DOCUMENTS

Project documents that can be considered as inputs for this process include but are not limited to:

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Change log.

 Described in Section 4.6.3.3. The change log contains the status of all change requests.

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