An effective control system emphasizes objectives, provides accurate and timely data on deviations, and is flexible, direct, reasonable, and focused on exceptions. It directs actions to correct deviations early, adapts to changes, maintains contact between controllers and the controlled, sets attainable standards, and identifies strategically important deviations.

1. EFFECTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM

2. Requirement / Qualities of effective control
system
Emphasis on objectives: Before planning a control system,
it is important to know the objectives of the organization.
Control system must direct towards the actual deviation
early enough to permit the effective corrective action.
Accuracy: Control system should be reliable and produce
accurate data. An inaccurate control system and result in
management to take in correct action for the desired activity.
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3. Timeliness: Control should focus on the
variations in the time to prevent the
affect and delay in the unit performance.
An effective control system should
provide timely information.
Flexibility: A good control system should
be flexible to the changing environment.
It should be adaptable to the new
opportunities

4. Direct Control: Any control system should be
designed to maintain direct contact between the
controller and controlled.
Reasonable : control standards must be
reasonable and attainable. If they are too high
the employees would get de-motivated.

5. Control by Exception: Only significant
deviations should come under the attention of
management. As managers cannot control all
the activities.
Strategic point of control: Some deviations
from the standard may have little impact but
carry great significance. Thus effective control
system should be able to critical, key points of
that time.