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Why does a project team schedule checkpoints during execution?

To compare progress with the plan and decide how to respond.

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  1. To replace every original goal
  2. To compare progress with the plan ✔
  3. To postpone all difficult decisions

Why: Real work rarely follows a plan perfectly. At checkpoints, the team spots gaps early and chooses adjustments that still support the project objectives.

Huh, didn't know that: Staff meetings, inspections, schedules, and budget reviews can all serve as checkpoints.

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Answer: To compare progress with the plan. Real work rarely follows a plan perfectly. At checkpoints, the team spots gaps early and chooses adjustments that still support the project objectives.

  1. Learn to Lead, Volume 3 www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/L2LVolume_3__LOW_FINAL_4_MAY_13CC68236BDFE.pdf
    Project managers establish checkpoints, predetermined moments where the team asks, What is going according to plan?
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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