In order to be a useful decision-making tool, the project work plan must reflect the project’s progress and any changes it is undergoing at any given time. Therefore, project control must begin with the tasks and milestones that were defined in the plan. In order to get an accurate picture of the actual progress of the project, those performing control…
Every project requires special control activities now and then, depending on specific needs or if a long time has passed since the matter was last inspected. Control activities of this type are intended to examine the big picture and ensure that the goals of the project are still relevant; the project is steadily progressing towards them; the work priority established…
Periodic controls are ones that should be performed every now and then, at a frequency that meets the specific needs of the project. Controls of this type differ from the ongoing controls described earlier mainly due to the frequency at which they are performed. In order to manage project resources efficiently, differentiate must be made between these two types of…
Ongoing controls are the most basic control functions in a project. They are performed continuously throughout the project, whenever there is a formal or informal opportunity to do so. Controls of this type are common to most projects and differ primarily only in the level of detail and frequency required. Here are some well-known ongoing controls that you can perform…
Planning the project helps to chart a course towards the project goals. Project control ensures that this course is properly followed and the destination remains in sight at all times. Planning the project does not guarantee, in and of itself, that the objectives will be met. In fact, it is the control system that assists in meeting the objectives by…
A milestone originally (as far back as Roman times) was a landmark that testified to a traveler where he is in relation to the destination he is interested in reaching (and in those days all roads led to Rome of course), and according to that milestone he would make a decision on how to proceed in his journey. The idea…
