The definition of objective projects and the related quarterly monitoring system of the project elements are a significant strategic management instrument that ensures:  integration of the several perspectives for the evaluation of corporate performance, in addition to traditional economic and financial measurements;  integration of business plan objectives into the daily management of managers and middle managers;  implementation of a continuous improvement process for strategic objectives and the relative projects and indicators;  formalisation and tracking of both actions and sub-objectives required to achieve the targeted results;  highlighting and analysis of critical situations and the definition of speedy corrective actions.