4.4.3 Types of control

There are two main types of control: feedforward control and feedback control.

1. Feedback control: Feedback control involves collecting information about a finished task, assessing the information and improvising these type of tasks in the future
2. Feed forward control or predictive control: A preventive control is one where you foresee the problem before it occurs and therefore you are able to prevent it.
3. Budgetary control: Budgetary control is a type of financial control that controls organizational resources and budgets. This can be done by observing forecasted budget vs actual budget usage and bringing control mechanisms to stop overutilization of the budget.
4. Operational control: Day-to-day activities are the operations that take place in any organization and the more productive an organization is, the better its operations.
5. Strategic control: Every organization has long-term goals and objectives. Strategic Control observes the strategic planning and organizational directions and controls the company’s alignment with its own goals.
6. Objectives control: SMART goals are best for any organization and Objectives control utilizes the principles of Management by objectives. Goal-setting is extensively used to give responsibility to employees and control them via Objective control.