Chapter 5: Monitoring and Controlling Project Execution

Overview

In this chapter:

• Review the PMBOK process groups for directing and managing project execution and for monitoring and controlling project work.

• Discuss an Agile approach for managing project scope.

• Describe a technique for consistently delivering on time and on budget.

• Describe the difference between quality assurance and quality control and explore how to use Visual Studio Team System to implement both.

• Show how to monitor and control risk.

• Manage a virtual team by using Visual Studio Team System.

• Manage vendors by using Visual Studio Team System.

• Create an Information Radiator by using MSF reports.