Monitoring and Controlling Process Group – PMP/CAPM (PMBOK 6)

Monitoring and Controlling Process Group – PMP/CAPM (PMBOK 6)

The Monitoring and Controlling Process Group consists of those processes required to track, review, and regulate the progress and performance of the project; identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required; and initiate the corresponding changes. PMBOK 6

How do you know the current status of your project? How is the current status of the project communicated to your organization’s management team? How do you ensure your clients know the project’s status? When do you introduce change or corrective action into the project based on the project’s current status? When do you decide to allow the project to continue “as is” with no changes being introduced?

The answers to these question stem from the Monitoring and Controlling Process Group.*

Changes are inevitable. No execution ever goes a hundred per cent as planned. Monitoring and controlling process help remain proactive to look for potential problems. The early identification will help the team to take appropriate corrective action. Continuous monitoring and control will ensure that the planning was done satisfactorily, and nothing is left out. These processes make sure that if the projects are not going according to plan, they are brought back on track.

This process usually starts with the initiation or early planning and ends once the project has achieved its goals and objectives likey as the post-implementation review. It helps the PM in keeping the project on track, on-time and within budget. 

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