Here's how you can effectively track and measure project progress as a project manager.

It is easier to track and monitor project progress by defining appropriate goals that can be measurable. Establish specific, achievable objectives for each phase of the project. Break down these goals into smaller, manageable tasks. Use project management tools like Trello or Asana to monitor progress and deadlines. For instance, if the objective is to bring about a webs redesign, the achievable objectives would be “to have wireframes ready by second week” or “to have beta version ready by sixth week. In my work practice, I found it useful to discuss these goals during team meetings to prevent individuals from deviating from the defined objectives and to maintain the continuous work on the project.

Strap a person down with do’s and do not takes the professionalism out and end with your many self in place rather than a contributor

With goals everyone can only relate to they being SMART, sorry that is a myth. Goals should be simple and metrics driven. Simple so that people can understand them, how does a person at the junior most level have net profit of the company associated with him/her. Give them things associated to them and see the domino effect of achieving and profit increase. Also help them learn Metrics how to evaluate it and build them for leadership

Plan the things well, timelines associate task, window period if the task is not completed, and also keep a taking feedback for what needs to be done and when that will be finished. Keeping a track of process. So plan how would you maintain that as well.

Monitor as per plan regularly to make sure that you are on track and if you are going off track, you can change the timelines to bring you plan on track. Also the window period provided for each task should also be looked at properly to make sure things line up well.

Regular stakeholder communication is a cornerstone of effective project management. By keeping stakeholders informed, project teams can manage expectations, identify potential issues early on, and leverage stakeholder support for critical decisions. Additionally, open communication helps to build trust and credibility, strengthens relationships, and ensures that everyone is working towards a common goal. Ultimately, well-informed stakeholders are more likely to be satisfied with the project outcome, leading to increased buy-in and advocacy.

Communicate well and express what is needed clearly so that the same metrics can provided in a single go. Whiled doing people management also be very clear and specific as to what is needed. So that it will save time aspect as to what the people reporting to you will need to provide.

Make update to plans and timelines, so an active discussion is needed to know at what stage the plan stands. As that will help build a proper structure as to what is needed in the project. Also it is needed to asses what is required to make the project success as it will be important to build plans which will help the adjustment factors.