In the same way that an enterprise-level scheduling system facilitates the identification and application of best practices for planning and scheduling across an organization’s projects, such a system can be used to prepare an organization for potential disputes and assist in avoiding or mitigating disputes that arise. Maintaining an enterprise project portfolio management (EPPM) system provides a basic structure for the collection and organization of the schedule information necessary to manage change and avoid, mitigate, assert, or defend against claims.