Phase D (Monitoring and Evaluation)
Stage 4 is all about making sure the project runs smoothly and ensuring
things go according to plan. As part of the project monitoring phase, you
should keep an eye on:
i. Budgets.
ii. Timelines.
iii. Project goals.
iv. Quality of deliverables.
v. Team performance.
Project goals
Be sure the organisation fully understand and embrace the project goals.
Use those goals to help make decisions about design, functionality and any
new requests.
Just be sure to keep the lines of communication open with the stakeholders
and bring new ideas to the table with enough time to rework them as needed.
Quality of deliverables
When it comes to quality, company standards must be met.
As a best practice, review all deliverables before they are sent out or
presented for review.
First review them as a team, then individually as the project manager.
Be the person who not only manages process, but also cares about the work.
Team performance
A project manager is not typically responsible for the management of people
but the role is to look out for the project.
However, success of a project depends on the team working on it.
If someone slacking or even unintentionally dropping the ball, it’s the
manager`s job to address it.
Just make sure you find the right avenues to address the problems and be
empathetic when handling performance issues with team members.
+27717513144 Page 1