The executing stage is the longest stage of the project and is also where the work of the project is

carried out. Following the scope statement the project will start to see the deliverables be seen.
While in the executing phase the project manager shifts from planning to participating in,
observing, and analyzing the work being done. The project manager will also have to process
what is going on (interpersonal communication) and communicate to stakeholders and
consumers as the project progresses.. The executing stage is where these tasks are completed:
creating project deliverables and performing activities to meet project requirements, managing
and coordinating project resources, staffing and managing teams and training team members,
managing project communication channels and distributing relevant project information,
generating data related to project cost, schedule, quality, and progress for comparison to
baselines, making changes and adjustments to project plans and the project environment,
Managing and responding to risks, managing suppliers and sellers, collecting lessons learned and
improving processes. (MindEdge, 2014) A great tool to use to track the progress of the project
during the executing stage is a S-curve.
Sometimes a project manager might face change request from a sponsor or key stakeholder. The
project manager will want the requester to be a thorough as possible by putting the request in
writing and also providing any additional information needed for the change. The change will
then be added to the change log. Once on the change log the it will need to have its priority
assessed is it critical, important, or nice to have to the project. The project manager needs to keep
the scope in mind, because someone feels it is critical it doesn't mean it is necessary for the
project. Then the team can assess. From there the team will approve or reject the change update
the key stakeholders on their decision and update the change log with their rationale.

The project manager also has to direct resources in this phase. A project managers resources are
people, equipment, and material. The project manager will act in an administrative role
delegating authority as well as a act in a quality assurance role. The main communication
internally by a project manager will be to team leads directing them on the ways to go. The
project manager will work with suppliers to make sure the material is where and when it needs to
be for a project as well as make sure the right people are there with the proper equipment to do
their specific job. Some potential tools for a project manager to use are smartsheet and resource
guru. These software's make it easier for a project manager to manage their resources as well as
allow all the information to be easily gathered and communicated to stakeholders.
When communicating the role of the project manager is one of communications facilitator. That
does not mean he or she sends all of the communications. It means that the project manager is
responsible for ensuring that communications are sent, received, and understood. (Project
Communications: The Project Manager's Responsibility, 2015) When a project manger
disseminates information they should be sure to review the stakeholder list to make sure that all
are not forgotten when disseminating information. One way is to is to provide stakeholders with
a status report, which should contain: what deliverables are complete or incomplete, any quality
or technical issues that have occurred, what changes have occurred and how the team has dealt
with them, what risks are currently affecting the project and which risks could affect future work,
whether the team is meeting the project schedule, what costs have been authorized and incurred,
how quickly resources are being used. (MindEdge, 2014). There are three types of
communication, push, pull, and interactive. Interactive is direct contact with someone more like
a question and answer session. Interactive is also helpful to ensure that the message is understood
properly Pull is providing information to a database or intranet that way the information is out

there for people to pull from if they need it. Push is when someone pushes out information, more
or less a general FYI not eliciting feedback. A great method for pull communication is a Kanban
board which is a graphic tool that shows how much work is involved in different parts of the
project at any given time. (MindEdge, 2014)

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