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4.3 direct and Manage Project Work

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 of this
process is that it provides overall management of the project work. The inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs
of this process are depicted in Figure 4-6. Figure 4-7 depicts the data flow diagram of the process.
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Inputs Tools & Techniques Outputs

.1 Project management plan .1 Expert judgment .1 Deliverables
.2 Approved change .2 Project management .2 Work performance data
requests information system .3 Change requests
.3 Enterprise environmental .3 Meetings .4 Project management plan
factors updates
.4 Organizational process .5 Project documents
assets updates

Figure 4-6. direct and Manage Project Work: Inputs, tools and techniques, and outputs

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