---
ref_id: PR28
ref_type: Process
ref_name: "Direct and Manage Project Work"
version: "1.0.0"
status: Active
pmbok8_source: "PMBOK8 Guide §2.1"
companion_ref_shortcode: PG-APG-6.1
related_skills:
  - SKL-04-01
related_artifacts:
  - A18
  - A14
file_path: "reference/processes/PR28-direct-and-manage-project-work.md"
---
# PR28 — Direct and Manage Project Work

## Classification
- **Performance Domain:** Delivery
- **Process Group:** Executing
- **PMBOK 8 Reference:** Section 2.1 (Delivery Performance Domain)
- **Process Groups Practice Guide Reference:** Section 6.1

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## Purpose
Direct and Manage Project Work is the process of leading and performing the work defined in the project management plan and implementing approved changes to achieve the project’s objectives. The key benefit is that it provides overall management of the project work and deliverables, improving the probability of project success.

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## Inputs
- Project management plan (any component)
- Project documents: change log, lessons learned register, milestone list, project communications, project schedule, requirements traceability matrix, risk register, risk report
- Approved change requests
- Enterprise environmental factors
- Organizational process assets

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## Tools & Techniques
- Expert judgment
- Project management information system (PMIS)
- Meetings

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## Outputs
- Deliverables
- Work performance data
- Issue log
- Change requests
- Project management plan updates (any component)
- Project documents updates (activity list, assumption log, lessons learned register, requirements documentation, risk register, stakeholder register)
- Organizational process assets updates

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## Key Concepts
- Work performance data is the raw observations and measurements collected during execution — the lowest level of performance information.
- Approved change requests include corrective action, preventive action, and defect repair.
- Direct and Manage Project Work is directly affected by the project application area.
- Work performance data feeds into all monitoring and controlling processes for analysis.

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## Source Traceability
- PMBOK 8: Section 2.1 (Delivery Performance Domain)
- Process Groups Practice Guide: Section 6.1

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## Cross-References

| Related Item | Type | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| A18 | Artifact | Primary artifact produced or updated by this process |
| A14 | Artifact | Primary artifact produced or updated by this process |
| SKL-04-01 | Skill | Skill that executes this process |

## Practitioner Notes

Practitioners executing this process should seek answers to the following questions:
1. Are work authorization systems in place to control when and how work begins?
2. Are issues, impediments, and action items tracked and resolved systematically?
3. Are approved change requests implemented and reflected in updated documents?
4. Is project work progress compared to the approved management plan regularly?
5. Are resource assignments and team performance monitored against the plan?

## Change Log

| Version | Date | Description | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.1 | 2026-06-03 | Added Cross-References, Practitioner Notes, and Change Log sections (F-12 Batch 4) | PMO Director |
