Once you get a project plan approved, you strive to follow that plan. But, things happen. Resources change. Tasks get longer or shorter. Deadlines get missed. Whether the changes are good or bad, you have to keep track of where the project is and where it was originally supposed to be. Plus, you'd better understand the basics of baselines in order to pass Microsoft Project exam 70-632. This "Certification Insider" column lays the groundwork.

Project tracks your original plan in a baseline, a set of fields that captures the original schedule and cost. But, the schedule you see day to day is the current plan, which represents the schedule and cost based on actual performance and any changes you've made to tasks that aren't complete.

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