You work as the project manager for BlueWell Inc. You are recording the activity status for your
project team’s performance in the project. Based on the current performance your project is likely
to be three months late. What type of communication should be generated based on this
performance issue?

A.
Issue report

B.
Exceptions report

C.
Variance analysis

D.
Performance report

Explanation:
A performance report is needed to communicate the variance between planned work and actual
work. A performance report is made by the project team detailing activities, milestones, problems,
accomplishments, and identified issues. Performance reports are used to report some key
information as follows: Current status Scheduled activities Significant accomplishment for the
period Forecasts Issues
Answer option A is incorrect. An issue report is not the best answer for this scenario. Issues are
recorded in the issue log and an issue owner is assigned.
Answer option B is incorrect. An exceptions report is a tempting answer as this is an exception to
the project. PMI does not use this terminology.
Answer option C is incorrect. Variance analysis is the activity of reviewing the variance to
determine why it exists.