An approved planA plan is an intended future course of action. for a projectA temporary endeavour undertaken to create a unique product,..., plus or minus approved changes. It is compared to actual performanceThe term used to describe the quality of the delivery and th... to determine if performanceThe term used to describe the quality of the delivery and th... is within acceptable varianceA quantifiable deviation, departure, or divergence away from... thresholds. Generally refers to the current baseline, but may refer to the original or some other baseline. Usually used with a modifier (e.g. cost performance baselineA specific version of the time-phased budget used to compare..., schedule baselineA specific version of the schedule model used to compare act..., performance measurement baselineAn approved integrated scope-schedule-cost plan for the proj..., technical baseline). A snapshot; a position or situation that is recorded. Although the position may be updated later, the baseline remains unchanged and available as a reminder of the original state and as a comparison against the current position. Products that have passed their qualityThe degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfil... checks and are approved are baselined products. Anything ‘baselined’ should be under version controlThe recording and management of the configuration of differe... in configuration managementA discipline, normally supported by software tools, that giv... and ‘frozen’, i.e. no changes to that version are allowed.
