Contents of the Project Control Book
To decide what should be in the project control book (PCB), start with the list of project management plans and procedures for your project. This is an example of such a list:
You do not have to include all these items in the PCB; in fact, because each project is different, you might not have all these plans and procedures, or you might have others.
When you have decided which plans and procedures to include in your PCB, list the outputs from each of those plans and procedures. For example, if you include progress tracking procedures, progress reporting procedures, and financial plans in your PCB, you would also include their outputs. The outputs from progress tracking might be updated schedules and time reports; from progress reporting, they might be contractual status reports and variance analyses. From financial plans, they might be expense reports and financial reconciliation reports. By including these in the PCB, you give everyone the latest view of the project.