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4 - PROJECT INTEGRATION MANAGEMENT

Monitoring is an aspect of project management performed throughout the project. Monitoring includes collecting,
measuring, and distributing performance information, and assessing measurements and trends to effect process
improvements. Continuous monitoring gives the project management team insight into the health of the project and
identifies any areas that may require special attention. Control includes determining corrective or preventive actions
or replanning and following up on action plans to determine whether the actions taken resolved the performance
issue. The Monitor and Control Project Work process is concerned with:

• Comparing actual project performance against the project management plan;

• Assessing performance to determine whether any corrective or preventive actions are indicated, and
then recommending those actions as necessary;

• Identifying new risks and analyzing, tracking, and monitoring existing project risks to make sure the risks
are identified, their status is reported, and that appropriate risk response plans are being executed;
• Maintaining an accurate, timely information base concerning the project’s product(s) and their associated
documentation through project completion;
• Providing information to support status reporting, progress measurement, and forecasting;

• Providing forecasts to update current cost and current schedule information;
• Monitoring implementation of approved changes as they occur; and

• Providing appropriate reporting on project progress and status to program management when the project
is part of an overall program.

4.4.1 Monitor and control Project Work: Inputs

4.4.1.1 Project Management Plan

Described in Section 4.2.3.1. Monitoring and controlling project work involves looking at all aspects of the
project. Subsidiary plans within the project management plan form the basis for controlling the project. Subsidiary
plans and baselines include, but are not limited to:

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