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Issues List 		The Issues List provides the Project Manager with a way to record and track problems, exceptions, anomalies or other incomplete tasks requiring attention, that relate to the management of the project. In general, these are items that are not being tracked through Change Management or as tasks in the Project or Iteration Plans - although they may derive from these.
Role: Project Manager

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Purpose To top of page

The Issues List is the Project Manager's recording and tracking instrument for project management problems, exceptions, anomalies and other management tasks, that arise in the course of running a project, where these are not being tracked as part of Change Management, or as part of the Risk List, Project or Iteration Plans. The Issues List is also an input to the production of the regular Status Assessment.

Brief Outline To top of page

The Issues List is free-form, but may cover:
  • Description of issue and an indication of its importance
  • Any relevant dates - for example, deadline for resolution
  • Resource and schedule impact
  • Related risks, changes or defects
  • Other related documents (or references to documents)/audit trail
  • Possible solutions

Timing To top of page

The Issues List is maintained more or less continuously, from the start of the project.

Responsibility To top of page

The Project Manager is responsible for the Issues List.

Tailoring To top of page

The Issues List may be as simple as notes in a diary, or as complex as a formally managed issues tracking system using a database of some kind - it depends on the size and complexity of the project.

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