Wizard Kim week 5 forum

 
This is Week 5 in our continuing discussion of the building blocks of this course. 
This week we explore at least the following learning objective:
LO-5      Define the key features of program validity/feasibility and how to monitor progress
You  already have a foundation to address these key features from the  previous week and yes, you can bring into this discussion some of those  elements that surfaced. 
The key aspect from this LO-5 can be identified in three questions:

What does it mean to monitor your progress?
Why do you need to monitor your progress?
How do you monitor progress?

These three questions address the what, the why and the how of progress monitoring.
So, start with these three for your initial response. 
Where  do your find all this great information, the  super answer to these  three? Well, you can find something in the text around you or you can  search online and in the library for some sense of an answer. These  questions seem simple but really are at the heart of what we also call  project management. So, that is a big hint. 
There  are many sources on this topic. Use what you have at hand, from your  experience, from all those manuals sitting around your desk, or a few  listed here:
https://research.ncsu.edu/nctc/study-guide/project-administration/project-management/monitoring-project-activity-and-deliverables/
http://comptroller.texas.gov/procurement/pub/contractguide/chapter7/monitoring-performance.pdf
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/researchfunding/sop/pages/deliverables.aspx
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/plan-measure-contract-performance-kpi-scorecard-supplier-management-81043.html
We want to have fun here, even with this serious question or set of questions.  Good luck!
Instructions:   Your initial post should be at least 250 words.  Please respond to at  least 2 other students.  Responses should be a minimum of 100 words and  include direct questions.