Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Robert Wysocki came up with my favourite definition of what project management is, that I use in most of my training courses. Chapter 5 covers the agile project management model and then the rest of the book covers the process and project lifecycle in detail, with chapters on governance, scaling and performance measurement.

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Herding Cats

MAY 16, 2019

The overall uncertainty is not only due to uncertainty in cost estimating methods, but also due to uncertainties in program or system definition or in technical performance. A Technical Performance Measure is described through. Name – states the Technical Performance Measures.

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MPUG

MAY 14, 2021

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Fletcher Hearn’s session, Project Performance Measurement – Part 2: What to Measure and How to Report, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Kyle: And welcome to Part 2 of MPUG’s Project Performance Measurement course.

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MPUG

APRIL 25, 2022

In other words, EVM helps you quantify the performance of a project. Definitions. Let’s define such using PMI as our guide: Earned value (EV) is the measure of work performed, expressed in terms of the budget authorized for that work. It compares costs and schedules to a baseline to determine if the project is on track.

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MPUG

APRIL 4, 2022

Regardless, a project always will have a definitive end. As noted in the definition of variance analysis, a comparison is always with respect to the latest baseline. It’s also possible that a project can be specifically chartered within a portfolio, or a greenfield project can be launched independently by an organization.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 5, 2017

The common definition of the Definition of Done in agile software development is (mostly from the Scrum Alliance and other official Scrum sites): A simple list of activities (coding, comments, unit testing, integration, release notes, design documents, etc.) These Measures have Little meaning to the Decision Makers.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Misaligned Incentives : Tying management incentives to traditional performance measures incompatible with Scrum or agile principles​​. Process: Fixed Scope and Deadlines : Insisting on fixed scopes and deadlines for projects, which conflicts with Scrum’s empirical process control​​.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

It covered identifying requirements, interconnecting tasks, resources, planned values, actual values, baselines, performance measures, forecast techniques and timesheets. Flexibility in a defined direction is important in the digital space because things are moving so quickly.

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ProProfs Project Management

APRIL 9, 2020

I would sacrifice my fingers if I try to write on hundreds of project performance indicators . So, keep these factors in mind, and you will definitely learn about project key performance indicators that matter for business growth. Another KPI for project performance measurement is NPS. Net Promoter Score (NPS) .

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ProProfs Project Management

JANUARY 21, 2020

Performance Measurement Baseline. This creates a point of comparison of all the other baselines to evaluate project performance. It is a crisp, clear statement that specifies what a specific task or activity is bound to accomplish. Optimistic Duration.

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LiquidPlanner

MAY 9, 2017

Keep checking in with them and seeing if their definition of success has changed. People hold up Earned Value as the way to go for the ultimate in performance tracking, but it’s overkill for most projects. Then track your actual performance. Measure the difference between where you thought you’d be and where you actually are.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Earned Value Management (EVM) A systematic approach to project performance measurement assessing schedule and cost performance. Project A project is something that has a definite start and end (i.e., Dependency Mapping Identifying and documenting the relationships and dependencies between project tasks or activities.

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The Strategic Project Manager

APRIL 22, 2022

Change management is by definition in the domain of implementation, so in that sense it is not strategic. Make sure people are doing what needs to be done to elevate performance, measure along the way, and make room for celebration of progress. I recommend these strategy resources (paid link): —————————————-.

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Herding Cats

DECEMBER 4, 2017

The units of measure of Value have several different names. Let's look at the measures for the Product or Service independently from its application in the business or fulfillment of the Mission. Here are definitions from "Technical Measurement," INCOSE-TP-2005-020-10. Measures of Performance.

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Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

When your project is in progress, you as a project manager or business leader will definitely want to know how things are going and have an opportunity to check it at any moment. But in a multi-project environment, when more than two projects run in parallel, being focused on a project performance only can be harmful for your organization.

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Herding Cats

JUNE 19, 2017

The Cone of Uncertainty as a Technical Performance Measure. The Cone of Uncertainty as a Technical Performance Measure. Technical Performance Measures are one of four measures describing how a project is making progress to plan. Measure of Effectiveness. Measure of Performance.

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The Strategic Project Manager

MARCH 14, 2024

Performance Measurement and Evaluation – Project and program managers can incorporate value innovation metrics into performance measurement frameworks to evaluate the success of projects and programs.

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International Institute for Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2022

First, the definition of a project, as stated in PMI ® ’s PMBOK ® Guide, is: Project: A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service. Because of the uniqueness characteristic of a project, it may be difficult to get people to agree on the definition of a project for comparison purposes.

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Herding Cats

JULY 17, 2017

There are several partitions of this information that are common in building the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB). The generic definition of an estimate is straight forward, simple minded, and correct. A better definition is . The PMB is a time phased, budgeted description of the project.

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Herding Cats

JULY 24, 2017

But there are reasons provided for this failure to reduce the uncertainty and then it's argued that the CoU is not valid while at the same time acknowledging the data may not be definitive and has direct causes for not being reduced inside a shrinking cone of uncertainty. Then there is some analysis.

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Techno-PM

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Because the majority of projects have a list of requirements from numerous stakeholders, it’s important to document all areas to ensure nothing is missed and that all parties, including senior management, buy in to the goal.

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 27, 2017

This is the same olde problem we have with estimating definition if you don't define who the players are, assign their roles and responsibilities, then when you use a word it can pretty much mean anything your want it to mean. Here's some background on the definition of estimates, forecasts, and projections. Estimates are NOT Guesses.

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PM Solutions

JANUARY 14, 2025

From identifying competency to role definition to training to ameliorating change resistance, we focus on how the PMO can improve the work lives of project managers, as well as value delivery for organizations, by making things like hiring, development, rewards, and performance measurement, more human-centric and more project-centric.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 30, 2019

What are the Measures of Effectiveness for each Capabilities to meet the business and technical goals. What are the Measures of Performance for each Deliverable that implements a Capability. What are the Technical Performance Measure for each of those deliverables. Measures of Physical Percent Complete.

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MPUG

JUNE 1, 2022

Within the guide, each performance domain, if you’re reading through it has an introduction with an overview definition of terms that they’re using. Then they talk about interactions with other performance domains. It’ll definitely point the reference to those. Where’s the talk about risk?

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 28, 2019

Definition. Performance Measures. Performance measures describe performance targets relevant to each objective. The terms in this diagram are. An organization’s mission is its primary business or purpose; it describes what an organization does, for whom, and its benefit.

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Techno-PM

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

To measure effectiveness, you need three things: quantitative data about performance measurements, qualitative data about stakeholder satisfaction with outcomes achieved (or dissatisfaction), and information on contextual factors affecting success or failure. What happens during the execution phase?

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ExamsPM

JUNE 20, 2017

Combination of problem definition and decision making. There are different types of performance reports: Status report – this report describes where the project now stands regarding the performance measurement baseline. Trend report – examines project results over time to see if performance is improving or deteriorating.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 30, 2019

The emphasis os Systems Management is on organizational skills, processes, and persistence Process definition and control are essential to effective, efficient, and consistent implementation. Without knowing what Done Looks Like, in units of Measures of Effectiveness and Measures of Performance.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

In the project domain, an estimate is a calculated approximation of some desired measurement. This is usually a cost, a completion date, a performance measure used in a closed loop control system to keep the project GREEN while delivering the needed Capabilities to produce the Value for the customer at the needed time for the needed cost.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The ordinal risk values are then combined with additive weighting or by multiplication to compute an aggregate measure of overall risk. [1]. The Core Issue with Ordinal Measures . First some definitions and a prior post on The Story Point Problem. A Cardinal number says how many of something there is.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 22, 2017

Here's a simple definition of the Cone of Uncertainty: . The Measure that is modeled in the Cone the variable is the Quantitative basis of a control process that establishes the goal for the performance measure. This is a closed loop control system for managing the program with a T echnical Performance Measure (TPM).

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Here's a simple definition of the Cone of Uncertainty: . The Cone of Uncertainty describes the evolution of the measure of uncertainty during a project. The Measures that are modeled in the Cone of Uncertainty are the Quantitative basis of a control process that establishes the goal for the performance measures.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 4, 2017

This is an immutable principle that impacts planning, execution, performance measures, decision making, risk, budgeting, and overall business and technical management of the project and the business funding the project no matter the domain, context, technology or any methods. Cone of Uncertainty definition (Wikipedia).

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Herding Cats

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Definitive Descriptions of System Deliverables. Top Four Sources of Unfavorable Program Performance. So let's look at the principles, processes, and practices that will be in the White paper when it is complete. Here's the top-level outline: Principles for Increasing the Probability of Program Success. Risk-Adjusted Plans.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The IMP should provide sufficient definition to track the step-by-step completion of the required Accomplishments for each event and to demonstrate satisfaction of the completion Criteria for each Accomplishment. Action verbs and their definitions are a hedge against conflicts and confusion in the execution of the program.

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Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2019

On the other hand, it’s quite difficult to retain all the definitions in memory and a good PM dictionary would be a lifesaver. . is initial data for your project performance measurement necessary for the start. Cost Performance Index/Indicator (CPI) . Cost Performance Measurements . Bar Chart .

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