What is Monitoring and Controlling Process Group?

As usual we lookin layman term first before PMBOK 3, the Monitoring & Controlling process group helps to track the project progress with the purpose of ensuring project is on track to meet the project objectives, identify issues & problems, find resolutions to sort out the identified issues & issues, tracks project schedule, status, cost.

PMBOK 3 definition as follows.

The Monitoring & Controlling process group is where project performance measurements are taken, analysed and determine the project progress is align with the project plan. This will assist to identify the issues & problems and take corrective actions to meet the project objectives. While taking corrective actions, the PM may re-visit to the earlier process groups such as planning, executing.

Objectives
The objectives of the Monitoring & Controlling the Project domain are as follows:
1. Measure Project Performance.

2. Verify and Manage Changes to the Project

3. Ensure Project Deliverables Conform to Quality Standards

4. Monitor all Risks

Knowledge Areas & Processes