Project Management Metrics, KPIs, and Dashboards
A Guide to Measuring and Monitoring Project Performance
von Harold KerznerEssential strategies from Harold Kerzner on measuring projectmanagement performance
The maze-like path of today's projects reflects a businessenvironment that's growing in complexity. Factors influencingprojects, such as new advancements in computer technology, anunpredictable economy, and the increase in stakeholder involvementmake metrics and key performance indicators (KPI) for projectmanagement an important focus. Such measures are commonly used tohelp an organization define and evaluate how successful it is, typically, in terms of making progress towards its long-termorganizational goals.
Project Management Metrics, KPIs, and Dashboards helpsfunctional managers gain a thorough understanding of what metricsare and how they can be best implemented to gain traction in afast-paced and diverse working atmosphere. With content alignedwith PMI's PMBOK® Guide, this book offers extensive coverageon KPIs and how they may be monitored, using techniques such asbusiness dashboards to assist in prescribing meaningful businessstrategies. After reading this book, functional managers willbolster their awareness of what good metrics management reallyentails--and be armed with the knowledge to measure performancemore effectively.
This book begins with basic KPI principles, helping functionalmanagers deal with such key issues as:
Next the book explores the key questions to ask beforeimplementing a dashboard or reporting system. Some of thesequestions include:
Throughout the book, helpful illustrations clarify complexconcepts and processes. These illustrations are also available asPowerPoint slides for course and seminar presentations.
The maze-like path of today's projects reflects a businessenvironment that's growing in complexity. Factors influencingprojects, such as new advancements in computer technology, anunpredictable economy, and the increase in stakeholder involvementmake metrics and key performance indicators (KPI) for projectmanagement an important focus. Such measures are commonly used tohelp an organization define and evaluate how successful it is, typically, in terms of making progress towards its long-termorganizational goals.
Project Management Metrics, KPIs, and Dashboards helpsfunctional managers gain a thorough understanding of what metricsare and how they can be best implemented to gain traction in afast-paced and diverse working atmosphere. With content alignedwith PMI's PMBOK® Guide, this book offers extensive coverageon KPIs and how they may be monitored, using techniques such asbusiness dashboards to assist in prescribing meaningful businessstrategies. After reading this book, functional managers willbolster their awareness of what good metrics management reallyentails--and be armed with the knowledge to measure performancemore effectively.
This book begins with basic KPI principles, helping functionalmanagers deal with such key issues as:
Next the book explores the key questions to ask beforeimplementing a dashboard or reporting system. Some of thesequestions include:
Throughout the book, helpful illustrations clarify complexconcepts and processes. These illustrations are also available asPowerPoint slides for course and seminar presentations.