Controlled Delivery

This section deals with breaking the project down into stages; reviewing reporting and deciding whether to continue or not. These are all activities that happen at the end of a stage, prior to commencing the next. The rest of the organisation also needs to be aware of the projects progress, especially where other parts of the business will take delivery of the projects outputs or products.

Stage planning

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What you need to do

The complexity and context for the project will determine whether the implementation phase of the project is carried out in a single stage or broken down into two or more stages so that appropriate levels of management control can be applied.

Points to consider

A stage plan contains the level of detail required for controlling the project day-to-day by the project manager. Each stage of the project should have a stage plan which is produced as the current stage approaches completion.