translate English to French: While it is often tempting to think of monitoring as indefinite and long-term, it is important to define a time frame over which different objectives will be met and products produced.
Bien souvent, il est tentant de voir la surveillance comme une activitÃ© indÃ©terminÃ©e et Ã long terme, mais il est important de fixer un Ã©chÃ©ancier pour l'atteinte de diffÃ©rents objectifs et rÃ©sultats.