Which process uses the schedule baseline to monitor schedule performance?

Which process uses the schedule baseline to monitor schedule performance?

• A. Develop Schedule
• B. Plan Schedule Management
• C. Close Project
• D. Control Schedule

Answer: (D)

Monitoring schedule performance means comparing actual progress to the approved plan. The schedule baseline is that approved version of the schedule, including planned start and finish dates, durations, and milestones. By checking how actual progress lines up with this baseline, you can spot variances, forecast future performance, and decide whether corrective actions or changes are needed. This comparison and subsequent actions happen in the control schedule process, which uses the baseline as the reference point to analyze schedule performance, manage changes, and keep the project on track. The other processes set up or conclude scheduling activities—planning how scheduling will be managed, creating the schedule baseline, or closing the project—but they do not continuously monitor performance against the baseline.

Monitoring schedule performance means comparing actual progress to the approved plan. The schedule baseline is that approved version of the schedule, including planned start and finish dates, durations, and milestones. By checking how actual progress lines up with this baseline, you can spot variances, forecast future performance, and decide whether corrective actions or changes are needed. This comparison and subsequent actions happen in the control schedule process, which uses the baseline as the reference point to analyze schedule performance, manage changes, and keep the project on track. The other processes set up or conclude scheduling activities—planning how scheduling will be managed, creating the schedule baseline, or closing the project—but they do not continuously monitor performance against the baseline.