In a traditional project, the project manager saves the project schedule as a baseline plan in project management software. During the course of the project, the variance reports are created to show the difference between planned and actual activities. Project monitoring and control is different in Agile/Scrum projects than traditional projects. In an Agile projects, different tools and techniques are used to monitor and control project schedules.

1. How does it help a project manager monitor cost and schedule in a traditional project?

2. There are different techniques for monitoring schedule performance in a traditional project. One method is a schedule variance report. How is a schedule variance report different from schedule variance in earned value?

3. Part of the monitoring and control in an Agile Scrum project is the daily stand up meeting. What is a daily Scrum?