Control is not an end in itself, but a means to transform the capacity to work into profitable
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production.
The Control Processes provide the framework within which the work to produce the asset is
performed. They are used to cost, plan, monitor and control the day-to-day work of the project
that is realised through the Work Processes that are discussed in Chapter 5. They take into account
the strategy formed for the opportunity through the Strategic Processes in Chapter 3 and some, if
not all, also have an element of strategic thinking associated with them e.g. HSE, Quality
Assurance. The processes are listed below and discussed individually in this chapter.
Control Processes List
- Work Planning
- Cost Management
- Economic Analysis
- Contracting/Procurement
- Quality Assurance
- Health, Safety and Environment
- Information Management
- Change Management
- Reporting, Monitoring and Analysing
- Audit and Review