CAPM Practice: Determine how to document project controls of predictive, plan-based projects

Monitoring and controlling involves measuring actual performance, comparing it to the plan, identifying variances, and taking corrective or preventive actions. It is an ongoing process that runs throughout project execution, providing the feedback loop that allows the project manager to maintain control over project outcomes.

**Why not A:** Developing the initial project plan and baselines is the purpose of the Planning process group. Planning occurs before execution begins and establishes the baselines that monitoring and controlling will later measure performance against.

**Why not B:** Obtaining formal acceptance of deliverables from the sponsor is part of scope validation and project closing activities. While monitoring and controlling may identify when deliverables are ready for acceptance, the formal acceptance itself is not the purpose of monitoring and controlling.

**Why not C:** Executing the work defined in the plan is the purpose of the Executing process group. Monitoring and controlling runs alongside execution to track whether the work being executed aligns with the plan, but the actual execution of work is a separate process group.