What is a recommended practice to ensure progress toward achieving the plan is tracked?

• A. Regularly monitor progress against milestones
• B. Ignore progress until issues arise
• C. Limit stakeholder involvement
• D. Rely solely on annual reviews

Answer: (A)

Regularly monitoring progress against milestones provides real-time visibility into how the plan is advancing. Milestones turn a big plan into concrete checkpoints, so you can see what’s been completed and what remains at any given moment. By tracking progress against these checkpoints on a regular cadence, you can spot variances early—whether due to schedule, scope, or resource issues—and make timely adjustments before problems compound. This approach also supports accountability and clear communication with stakeholders, because status is based on concrete, measurable results rather than vague impressions. To make it work, define clear, measurable milestones up front, collect status data at consistent intervals, compare actual progress to the plan, and update forecasts or resources as needed. Waiting for problems to appear, limiting stakeholder involvement, or relying only on annual reviews all hide drift and delay corrective actions.