Document control, in project management, is a function that involves the tracking of project documents to ensure confidence in their accuracy and fitness for use. Projects of all sizes use document control to track the important technical documents that the project depends on the accomplish its objectives. Although we focus more on the project's technical documents … [Read more...]
What is Project Configuration Management?
Project configuration management is the process of tracking and controlling changes to important project documents and products. This includes the project's deliverables as well as project management documents like the schedule. Anything that requires tracking through the project change control system is identified in the configuration management plan. These … [Read more...]
Make All Project Deliverables Count
To external parties, a project is defined by its deliverables. They are not just some relatively important part of the project, they are the project. They are also the measuring stick by which the success of the project, and by extension the competence of the project manager, are measured. For a word so important to the project management profession, you would expect … [Read more...]
How to Implement Document Control
For engineering projects, document control is a big deal. Nobody has time to rework a design or report because a reviewer received the wrong copy, or document versioning wasn't kept up to date. At Roseke Engineering, besides using ProjectEngineer to manage our projects, we have a physical document control system in place. It resides in the project management binder … [Read more...]