This may be anything from a weekly to annual review, depending on the timing of meaningful events in your process. At times, a brief reality check is all tat is necessary. Taking stock will help find any missing gaps and make sure you are on top of changes. Use the answers from your review to re-plan your process and change your approach to be more effective. Decision analysis can help focus this review on problem solving.
Circumstances keep changing.
Look around at what is happening now and make sure you are still on track. Some stages in your process will require more detailed review. A thorough, updated action plan can serve as a reality check for decisionmakers and participants. If not, either quit , regroup, or reformulate actions. Because there can be significant delays between developing objectives and developing alternatives , revisit the action plan and determine if all the information is still valid and complete.