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It is important to make sure the Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) does not devolve into a business management only meeting. If that happens you run the risk of the review being too focused on the processes or not keeping the focus on the
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Managers in organizations with large and complex facilities such as Utility and Oil & Gas companies, continually struggle to maintain optimized long-range plans. Changing environments are inherent
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An Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) is a critical part of the planning process for a project and will be required for projects that have an Earned Value requirement from the U.S. Federal Government. Because of this relationship between the Earned Value requirement and the requirement
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