Monitoring and Controlling Project Work

Monitors and measures project performance to identify variances form the project plan and get them back on track.

The PMBOK says the process involves:

• Reporting an comparing actual project results against the project management plan
• Analyzing performance data and determining whether corrective or preventive action should be recommended
• Monitoring the project for risks to make certain they are identified and reported, their status is documented, and the appropriate risk response plans have been put into action
• Documenting all appropriate product information throughout the life of the project
• Gathering, recording and documenting project information that provides project status, measurements of progress, and forecasting to update cost and schedule information that is reported to stakeholders, project team members, management, and others
• Monitoring approved change requests

Input

• Project management plan
• Work performance information
• Rejected change requests

Tools and techniques

• Project management methodology
• Project management information system
• Earned value management
• Expert judgment

Outputs

• Recommended corrective actions
• Recommended preventive actions
• Forecast
• Recommended defect repair