Friday's Question - "Why do we need Project Management documentation ?"

People sometimes think that the primary function of project management is to produce documentation (and lots of it!) - they incorrectly think that if they produce a (very fancy) project schedule and hang it on their wall for all to see (and admire), then they are "project managing" .. The reality is that project documentation produced during the project management activity should be used to assist the project manager and team to MONITOR and CONTROL the project - a DAILY review of key project documents should be conducted by the project manager and a WEEKLY review of team-related documents should be conducted with the team. This daily and weekly review enables the PM and team to keep the project on track and alert them to any problems that may be lurking further along - remember also that project management documents are LIVE documents that may need to be modified depending on the outcome of the daily and weekly review - so don't forget to make those modifications when required ...

So, Friday's Question - "Why do we need Project Management Documentation ?"
Answer - To assist the project manager and team to keep their project on track through daily and weekly reviews of key project management documentation ..