Exception Report
From IT frameworks
Purpose: To advise the next higher level of management of a forecast that a plan will exceed the tolerance levels set, and provide an analysis and options for the way forward. Usually sent by a Project Manager to the Project Board, but may also be sent by a Team Manager to the Project Manager.
May include:
- Deviation
- Cause of the deviation
- Consequences of the deviation
- Available Options:
- Description
- Action Type
- Effect of each option
- On the Business Case
- On the risks
- On the project tolerances
- On the stage tolerances
- Recommendation
- What is advised by the sender of the report?
