This document discusses the process of controlling in management. It defines controlling as the process of ensuring that actual activities conform to plans. The key points made are:
- Controlling involves setting standards, measuring performance, comparing actuals to standards, analyzing deviations, and taking corrective actions.
- The relationship between planning and controlling is that planning looks ahead and controlling looks back, with the goal of bringing actual results closer to desired results.
- The steps in the controlling process are setting standards, measuring actual performance, comparing actuals to standards, analyzing deviations from standards, and taking actions to correct deviations.