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Monitoring is collecting, recording , and
reporting information concerning any and all
aspects of project performance that the project
manager or others in the organization wish to
know.
It is important to remember that monitoring, as
an activity , should be kept distinct from
controlling ( which uses the data supplied by
monitoring to bring actual performance into
approximate congruence with planned
performance), as well as from evaluation
(through which judgment are made about the
quality and effectiveness of project
performance.
The key things to be planned, monitored, and
controlled are time( schedule), cost (budget),
and performance (specification). These, after
all, encompass the fundamental objectives of
the project.
There is no doubt that some organizations do
not spend sufficient time and effort on
planning and controlling projects. It is far
easier to focus on doing, especially be cause it
appears to be more effective to “ stop all the
talk and get on with the work.”)
Identify factors :: The first step in setting up any monitoring
system is to identify the key factors to be controlled. ( well defined
specifications of performance, cost and time)