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Identify the item that is NOT one of the three types of control processes described by the authors. Which of the following is the key feature of cybernetic control systems? In a cybernetic control system using a negative feedback loop, the speed or force with which the control operates is, in general, proportionalto the size of the deviation from standardMost control systems used in project management today fall into this category of control system. GO/NO-GO controlGo/no-go controls operate only when and if the controller uses themBecause project milestones do not occur at periodic intervals, go/no-go controls should be linked to the actual plans and to the occurrence of real events; not simply to the calendarThe authors recommend that reports to senior management appear to be uniquely helpful when these reports are made at project phase gatesWith few exceptions, the control of projects is always exercised through people