{"id":308,"date":"2023-10-31T17:27:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T17:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/projectmanagement\/?page_id=308"},"modified":"2026-04-08T15:31:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:31:54","slug":"monitoring-control","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/projectmanagement\/monitoring-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Monitoring and Control"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/projectmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2023\/11\/version2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-490\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:600px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/projectmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2023\/11\/version2.png 606w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/projectmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2023\/11\/version2-285x300.png 285w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/projectmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2023\/11\/version2-571x600.png 571w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Circular chart with the responsibilities of project managers during the monitor and control phase of a project.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The monitoring and controlling phase coincides with the execution phase of the project&#8217;s lifecycle. This phase involves:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reviewing the status of the project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaluating potential obstacles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implementing necessary changes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keeping to the schedule<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Staying within budget<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Project Management Office (PMO) utilizes best practices and tools to provide effective monitoring and control methods for projects. Some tools for project monitoring and control include: risk logs, project management software, dashboards, reports, and alerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PMO project managers will monitor the project team&#8217;s performance against proposed schedule (deliverables, activities, and milestones) and budget (capital, personnel, direct, indirects, cost share, etc.) baselines, working with team to make modifications as necessary. The PMO utilizes several internal and external tools to manage, monitor, and control projectswith the team. The PMO carefully assesses each project&#8217;s needs to determine which tools fit the need and scope of the work being conducted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The monitoring and controlling phase coincides with the execution phase of the project&#8217;s lifecycle. This phase involves: The Project Management Office (PMO) utilizes best practices and tools to provide effective monitoring and control methods for projects. Some tools for project monitoring and control include: risk logs, project management software, dashboards, reports, and alerts. PMO project [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":110,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-308","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/projectmanagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/projectmanagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/projectmanagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/projectmanagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/110"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/projectmanagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/projectmanagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":882,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/projectmanagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/308\/revisions\/882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/projectmanagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}