A project coordinator holds a status meeting about a new product line. Some deliverables are behind schedule and need to be completed over the weekend. As a result, extra effort may be needed to…

The monitoring phase involves continuously measuring project performance against the baseline schedule and identifying variances such as deliverables falling behind. Holding a status meeting to review progress and identifying that extra effort is needed to stay on schedule are textbook monitoring activities. This phase runs concurrently with execution and is focused on identifying deviations early so corrective actions can be taken before the schedule is missed.

The initiating phase is when the project is defined and authorized - active schedule tracking and corrective actions do not occur here.

The planning phase involves building the schedule and project plan before work begins, not tracking active deliverable completion.

The closing phase involves formally completing and handing off deliverables, not monitoring progress against an active project schedule.