Decision support

Collaborative work -n-progress contributed by members and experts from across the community cadre.The Project Controls Open Standard brings together practical project controls knowledge in one free,…

1. Practical outcomeThe learner should be able to turn validated project-control evidence into a clear report that enables a named audience to decide or act. They should select the information appropriate to that authority, explain material exceptions and causes, connect current performance to…

1. Practical outcomeThe learner should be able to produce one coherent view of expected project outcomes by reconciling schedule, cost, physical accomplishment, acceptance, commercial exposure and uncertainty. They should identify inconsistent assumptions, distinguish target from forecast, build…

1. Practical outcomeBy the end of this section, the learner should be able to turn an analysed threat or opportunity into a controlled management response that is proportionate, owned, time-bound and integrated with the way the project is actually delivered. They should be able to distinguish a…

1. Practical outcomeBy the end of this section, the learner should be able to take a defined project objective, a credible current schedule or cost model, and a selected set of material uncertainties and turn them into a transparent quantitative view of possible outcomes. They should be able to…

1. Practical outcomeThe learner should be able to take identified risks and assess them systematically so that management attention focuses on what matters. They should be able to assess probability and impact, apply a scoring framework, use a matrix appropriately, consider other relevant factors,…

1. Practical outcomeBy the end of this section, the learner should be able to take a credible current schedule and use it to forecast likely future outcomes, explain what is driving those outcomes, test alternative scenarios, assess the effect of uncertainty and management interventions, and…

The process of evaluation alternative strategies by changing the Sequence, Durations and [[Constraints]] on activities.