According to the PMBOK® Guide, the Direct and Manage Project Work process (formerly referred to as Direct and Manage Project Execution in older editions) is the process of leading and performing the work defined in the project management plan and implementing approved changes to achieve the project ' s objectives.

Approved Change Requests: These are a critical input to this process. Once a change request is processed through the Perform Integrated Change Control process and receives formal approval, it is sent back to the Direct and Manage Project Work process to be implemented.

Types of Changes: These can include corrective actions, preventive actions, or defect repairs.

Execution: The project team carries out the work associated with these approved changes alongside the originally planned project activities.

Other Key Inputs:

Project Management Plan: Provides the " blueprints " for all project work.

Project Documents: Such as the requirements documentation, project schedule, and risk register.

Organizational Process Assets (OPAs) and Enterprise Environmental Factors (EEFs).

Comparison with other options:

A. Requested changes: These are an output of various processes (including Direct and Manage Project Work itself) when the team identifies that a change is necessary. They do not become an input to execution until they have been " Approved. "

C. Work performance information: This is typically an output of the Control processes (like Control Schedule or Control Costs). The Direct and Manage process produces Work Performance Data (raw observations), which is then processed into Information by the controlling functions.

D. Implemented defect repair: This is an output of the Direct and Manage Project Work process. It represents the result of taking action on an approved change request regarding a defect.