Baseline the schedule

- After stakeholders approve the project plan,…it's important to save that plan,…which is known as the baseline.…That's because it's the measuring stick you use…to compare actual progress to what you planned.…Whatever you include in the baseline…should go into your change control process.…Then, when you make changes to the baseline,…they're recorded as change requests.…A project plan is more than a schedule,…so there are several methods you can use…to save baseline files, depending on the type of file.…

If you're trying to save documents like specifications…or requirements, you can store the original versions…in a designated baseline folder.…Then, if something changes, you can edit a copy…of the baseline document…and flag the revisions as change requests.…Saving baseline values for your project schedule…is a different story.…Project scheduling programs…usually have a feature for saving a baseline.…When you save a baseline in this way,…the program saves the current approved values…like start and finish dates, task duration,…