So what do you do once you have the Project Management Plan ready? Well its time to roll up your sleeves and get down to work! Essentially, the Direct and Manage Work process is just that – following the Project Management Plan that has been put together with the project team and handle all the problems along the way.

Following are the activities of the Direct and Manage Project Work process that will paint a clearer picture of this process,

  1. Using the project management plan to produce deliverables
  2. Repairing any defects that might be uncovered in the deliverables
  3. Making sure any changes in the project management plan is incorporated in the corresponding deliverables

So ultimately the Direct and Manage Project Work is the process wherein the project team does the actual project work and produce the project deliverables

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Shoaib Qureshi

Passionate Project Manager. Managing projects with precision since 2011. Helping Project Managers Get Certified and Stay Ahead - powered by PMC Lounge.

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  • could you please advise on Pg 389 PMBOK guide, Monitor communication process where the data flow diagram shows Work performance report as the output of Direct and Manage Project Work.

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