Projects are the backbone of the way you do business. Isn’t it time that you step up their analysis? After all, doing so is really the only way you can set concrete goals, ensure predictability, and ...

Engineering firms have always measured success based on specific project metrics such as reducing project delays and delivering on budget and time. These metrics are essential in project management, ...

Understanding how to measure a project's success allows you to make more informed decisions and establish strategic, measurable business goals. Most project management metrics fall into one of four ...

Agile methodology, a process that breaks down larger projects into smaller phases and focuses on constant improvement, is one of the more collaborative methods of project management. As such, ...

Let me share a story that fundamentally changed my perspective on project success. In my previous role at a major corporation, I was the typical certified project manager. Armed with my PMP ...

The construction sector increasingly relies on sophisticated project management techniques to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget. Earned Value Analysis (EVA), a critical component ...

InEight Inc., a global provider of construction project management software, has announced its next installment of software innovations including automated earned value management (EVM) metrics to ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. What is a metric? As implied in the language cited above, a metric is an ...

In this chapter, the committee begins by discussing metrics in general, including terminology and a kind of taxonomy of metrics, what metrics cannot do, and some thoughts on measuring trust and ...