introduction
this article we will discus the forth process of integration management which is Monitor and Control Project Work
Process Monitor & Control Project Work
Monitor and Control Project Work is the process of :
- tracking,
- reviewing,
- and reporting the progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan.
The key benefit of this process is that it allows stakeholders to understand the current state of the project, the steps taken, and budget, schedule, and scope forecasts.
Process inputs -outputs -Techniques
Inputs
- Project management plan
- validated change
- work performance information
- schedule forecast
- cost forecast
- OPA Organizational Process Assets
- EEF Enterprise Environmental Factors
Techniques
- expert judgment
- analytical techniques
- PMIS project management information system like Microsoft project and Primavera
- meeting
Outputs
- change request
- work performance report
- update PM plan
- update project work
process action
Actions related to process M&C project work :
- compare what happens to what has been planned
- Make forecasts performance
- Make reports
- Request preventive , corrective actions , or defect repair
- Request change
- Balance demand on all other knowledge areas
- Analyze and tracking risks that listed in risk register
When monitoring project work, you:
- Collecting information about the project performance
- Providing forecasts for future work
- racking and analyzing risks
- Communicating the status of the project
When controlling the work, you :
- Comparing the information with the project management plan
- Compiling and analyzing the information
- Developing preventive action plans to keep the project within the variance thresholds
- Developing corrective action plans to bring the project back within the variance thresholds
- Recommending defect repairs for processes that allow poor performance
- Submitting change requests to implement the preventive and corrective actions, defect repairs, or other necessary changes
Analytical Techniques
Analytical Techniques are applied in project management to forecast potential outcome ,
Analytical Techniques Including but NOT limited to:
- regression analysis
- grouping methods
- casual analysis
- EVM Earned Value management
- trend analysis
- reserve analysis
- FTA Fault Tree Analysis
- Frailer Mode and Effect Analysis FMEA
