You work as a project manager for Honeywell Inc. You have been distributing performance
information, including status reports, progress measurement, and forecasts to various
stakeholders. A trainee of this company wants to know what are the inputs for generating
performance reports. Which of the following are the necessary inputs? Each correct answer
represents a part of the solution. Choose two.

A.
Variance analysis

B.
WPM

C.
WPI

D.
Change request

Explanation:
According to the scenario, you can use the following inputs in order to generate performance
reports:
WPI: Work performance information is the data gathered on the status of the project schedule
activities that are performed to accomplish the project work. This data is collected as part of the

Direct and Manage Project Execution processes. WPI includes the following:
Deliverables status
Schedule Progress
Costs incurred
WPM: Work performance measurements are created from the work performance information.
WPMs are an output of Control schedule, Control cost, and Control scope processes, which are
monitoring and controlling processes. WPMs consist of planned versus actual performance
indicators with respect to scope, schedule, and cost. They are documented and communicated to
the stakeholders and are used to make project activity metrics, such as the following:
Planned vs. Actual Technical performance and Scope performance
Planned vs. Actual Schedule performance
Planned vs. Actual Cost performance
Answer option A is incorrect. Variance analysis is an after-look at what caused a difference
between the baseline and the actual performance. It is one of the tools and techniques used for
report performance.
Answer option D is incorrect. Change requests are requests to expand or reduce the project
scope, modify policies, processes, plans, or procedures, modify costs or budgets or revise
schedules. These requests for a change can be direct or indirect, externally or internally initiated,
and legally or contractually imposed or optional. A Project Manager needs to ensure that only
formally documented requested changes are processed and only approved change requests are
implemented.