Project Manager takes the more facilitative role in Agile Project Management, but it is still essential to be in control of a project at all times. This requires a change of style for those project managers who are used to controlling their developers tightly. The level of formality for tracking and reporting needs to be appropriate to the project. Progress is monitored by the delivery of products. And the project by ability is continuously evaluated based on the business objectives, which can often change throughout the project. The use of well defined time boxes with constant review points, plus preparation of management foundations and time box plans are designed to assist the project manager and the team to follow this principle.

Control is not just viewed as a project management issue. This principle applies to the whole team