ABSTRACT
An action item register is a formal mechanism for recording issues that arise during project execution. Lessons learned may also be contained in the project's schedule in the form of changes because of underestimating, overestimating, or just because of efficiencies realized. In order to manage a project's time element, project stakeholders need to develop a schedule. Developing a schedule requires the definition of four things: what needs to be done, who will accomplish those tasks, how much time each of those defined tasks will need and the sequence of those tasks, including which need to be done first and which can be done in parallel. If project stakeholders get to the end of the project and have some time left, it is better to be able to give some back than to have to ask for additional time because project stakeholders didn't add it in the beginning.
