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Project Monitoring and Control

In an aquaculture company, a large number of engineering projects, different processes or systems, etc. are developed. However, these projects are sometimes not reviewed and over time they may undergo severe changes. This situation requires review.

An audit can consist of checking whether the developed project adheres to the initial planning, the evaluation and implementation (project theory), or a review can be carried out and thus have a second and even a third opinion regarding a project. in particular.

A continuous review over time can allow projects to be improved and therefore obtain better performance from them. We must not forget that productive projects, such as fish farming (mollusks, algae) are long-term projects. Furthermore, they work in a dynamic environment and these themselves are dynamic, therefore it is necessary to continually evaluate them.

Projects change over time, as they tend to move away from the original planning. It can be said that the projects are alive and changing.
From there comes the idea of auditing projects, reevaluating them and defining how they have changed. The audit concept, as well as financial audits, aim to provide certainty that the defined or designed processes are carried out as they were designed, which is known as knowing the states of conformity with the desired requirements (total quality or continuous quality).

Since projects are developed by people and resources are sometimes scarce, adequate planning and control are required to manage operations efficiently. The interrelationship that exists between the components or areas (or departments) of a project must also be kept in mind, so operation control must be planned, in order to know and solve the critical points in the operational and production chain.

 
Projects in general are complex, their administration and direction is not simple, so in general the following should be kept in mind:
1. Planning
2. Project life cycle
3. Areas of knowledge associated with the project
4. Needs and Expectations
5. Risk and uncertainty
6. Monitoring and control
7. Direction and coordination
8. Information Technologies

Obviously, there are a large number of tools to do the above and of course a series of other elements that have not been considered in this analysis, however the idea of these comments is related to paying due attention to the projects in design, in start-up or already in full development, since costs are always lower if corrections are made before problems arise or as soon as they appear and prevent failures from developing for a long time.