PMBOK® GUIDE SIXTH EDITION

The organization’s processes and procedures for conducting project work for Executing, Monitoring and Controlling

The organization’s processes and procedures for conducting project work for Executing and Monitoring and Controlling include, but are not limited, to:

• Change control procedures, including the steps by which performing organization standards, policies, plans, and procedures or any project documents will be modified, and how any changes will be approved and validated;
• Traceability matrices;
• Financial controls procedures (e.g., time reporting, required expenditure and disbursement reviews, accounting codes, and standard contract provisions);
• Issue and defect management procedures (e.g., defining issue and defect controls, identifying and resolving issues and defects, and tracking action items);
• Resource availability control and assignment management;
• Organizational communication requirements (e.g., specific communication technology available, authorized communication media, record retention policies, videoconferencing, collaborative tools, and security requirements);
• Procedures for prioritizing, approving, and issuing work authorizations;
• Templates (e.g., risk register, issue log, and change log)
• Standardized guidelines, work instructions, proposal evaluation criteria, and performance measurement criteria;
• Product, service, or result verification and validation procedures.
• Project closing guidelines are included in OPAs for the Closing Process Group.