<Company_Name> Project Monitoring and Control Policy

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1.1. Overview
The purpose of Project Monitoring and Control (PMC) is to provide an understanding of a
project's progress such that appropriate corrective action can be taken when project
performance deviates significantly from project plans.

1.2. Goals
The goals of this policy are to ensure that:
1. Project performance in monitored against the documented project plans.
2. Significant deviations from project plansthat is, deviations that left uncorrected would
prevent the project from reaching its objectiveswill be corrected.

1.3. Scope
This policy applies to all <Company_Name> system and software development projects.

1.3.1. Exemptions
Projects with less than 750 anticipated billable hours are exempt from this policy.

1.4. Policy
1. Project managers shall monitor their projects' progress against expected progress in the
areas of schedule, cost, work products, resources, commitments, risk, data management,
stakeholder involvement, and milestones achieved.
2. A project manager who determines that a project has deviated significantly from the plans
shall analyze the issues, take corrective action, and manage the corrective action to a
successful conclusion.

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1.5. Standard Practices
<Company_Name> projects are to follow the standard business practices for PMC as
outlined in the <Company_Name> Project Management Process or a tailored version of
that standard process.

1.6. Responsibilities
Project managers are responsible for implementing this policy on their projects.
The Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) is responsible for implementing this
policy across the organization and for managing the processes engendered by this policy.

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