Rigorous project monitoring: a cornerstone of successful project management
In a context of rapid change, pressure on resources and performance requirements, project monitoring can no longer be limited to simply checking progress. It has become a lever for global management, essential for anticipating, decision-making and creating value at every stage. All too often, project data is incomplete, heterogeneous or obsolete. Result: project managers play it by ear, PMOs spend their time reprocessing information, and directors don’t have the information they need to make informed decisions.
Why is good project monitoring is essential to project management?
A loss of operational control
Without a precise monitoring framework, each project manager adopts their own methods, tools and indicators. It is then impossible to compare projects, identify warnings or unify practices.
Result: drift is not anticipated, decisions are biased, and resources are poorly allocated.
Unreliable project data
Inconsistent or out-of-date data leads to a loss of confidence. The PMO spends more time checking figures than analysing trends. Portfolio reviews become justification sessions rather than decision-making committees.
Result: management efforts are disconnected from the field, and priorities become blurred.
Strategic decisions undermined
When project data is not available in a clear, consolidated way, management makes decisions blindly. Without an overview or shared indicators, decision choices are slowed down or misdirected.
Result: priority projects are under-resourced, objectives are not achieved and the ability to adapt is reduced.
How do you improve project management with Project monitor?
Standardise practices, clarify expectations
Use common project monitoring frameworks: templates, milestones, indicators, risks, schedules. Each project manager knows what information to provide, when and how.
Result: project data is complete, consistent and immediately usable.
Improve adoption by the teams
Benefit from an intuitive, user-friendly interface designed for project managers. Reduce data entry to the strict minimum, automate consolidation and add value to contributions.
Result: projects are updated more regularly, with better quality information.
Give the PMO a consolidated and reliable view
With automatic data aggregation, dynamic dashboards and visual warnings, the PMO has the right tools to manage a complex portfolio, without having to use Excel.
Result: more time for analysis, recommendations and guidance, less time wasted piecing together information.
Offer decision-makers the keys to help them
Get an overview of the portfolio, with clear, comparable indicators for progress, budget, risks and expected value. Base decisions on real, up-to-date, shared data.
Result: rapid, informed decisions that are in line with the reality on the ground.
They already use Project monitor
Project monitoring tools: standardise and optimise your management
Project monitor enables you to manage effectively at all levels:
✔ A common monitoring framework for all projects
✔ Guided data entry for project managers
✔ Consistent dashboards for the PMO
✔ Automatic consolidation for management
✔ Traceability of data and decisions
Transform the monitoring of your projects into a lever for collective performance.
FAQ – Project monitoring and project management
What are the objectives of good project monitoring?
Guarantee compliance with deadlines and budgets, anticipate risks and ensure alignment with strategic objectives.
Why is project monitoring crucial to portfolio management?
It provides a consolidated view of all projects, facilitating decision-making and prioritisation.
What tools should you use to achieve good project monitoring?
Software such as Project monitor centralises data, automates reporting and facilitates collaboration between PMOs, project managers and management.
What is the difference between project monitoring and project management?
Project management encompasses planning, organisation and execution. Project monitoring is the process of ongoing control and assessment.
How does Project monitor improve project monitoring?
It offers pre-structured templates, customised dashboards and an intuitive interface to ensure consistent, reliable monitoring.
