tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979030410676894124.post5852058094405125016..comments2010-06-05T22:25:21.568-05:00Rick A. Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794385901795473683noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979030410676894124.post-51012912271889759662010-06-05T22:25:21.562-05:002010-06-05T22:25:21.562-05:00Hi Rick,<br /><br />Earned Value is great when you have all the raw data that you need. And as you mentioned, this data is not always made available to you. Especially when you are an outside consultant. <br /><br />Capturing the metrics you&#39;ve laid out here are a great way to keep an eye on things to get a gauge as to the progress of the project. Just a few additional thoughts. <br /><br />1) Project Plan - along with watching target date slippage, I also look to see %Complete updates. I will trend these statistics from week to week to see if there is a consistent increase in major milestone %Complete. If the %Complete stalls for a few reporting periods or decreases, then I work more closely with that line of business to see what issues they are experiencing. <br /><br />2) Risks - Ensuring they are planned for. Planned for and not that it is just marked complete on some central risk log but has actual mitigation tasks within the project plan with assigned resources and start/end dates assigned. <br /><br />3) Change Control - Capturing the number of new requirements, how many of them have been approved by a Change Management Committee, how many days it adds to the plan that was base lined and how far the critical path gets extended are key metrics to track. It also is key to consistently loop this back into the overall project communications so that no one loses sight of the impact caused by the decisions to allow new requirements to enter the project.<br /><br />4) Resource Tracking Metrics - A key part of the project planning is to have a Roles &amp; Responsibilities Matrix. Tracking resources as they are added in or re-assigned needs to be factored in as well. Time must be allocated for on boarding, task turnover and/or training. Many times the impact to project schedules caused by the changes in resources is overlooked. <br /><br />These are just a few thoughts.<br /><br />Thank you for the great information Rick.Ron Krukowski, PMPhttp://www.e-Techknowledge.comnoreply@blogger.com