The purpose of Project Execution and Control is to develop the product or service that the project was commissioned to deliver. Typically, this is the longest part of the project management lifecycle, where most resources are applied.
Project Execution and Control utilizes all the plans, schedules, procedures, and templates that were prepared and anticipated during prior work. Unanticipated events and situations will inevitably be encountered, and the Project Manager and Project Team will be taxed to capacity to deal with them while minimizing impact on the project’s Triple Constraints.
The conclusion of Project Execution and Control arrives when the product of the project is fully developed, tested, accepted, implemented, and transitioned to the performing Organization.
Accurate records need to be kept throughout Project Execution and Control. They serve as input to the final step, Project Closeout.