Does forecast status make sense?

by Craig McQueen 2010-07-09 16:09
  Within the project management industry we often see people include “forecast status” as an element of project status reports along with current status and previous status. The expectation is Project Managers will include a status of what they think the status will be for the next reporting ... [More]

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Get control of this valuable resource in your organization.

by Craig McQueen 2010-03-09 16:03
Management of resources is a high priority on people’s list. Organizations have a lot of focus on financial resources. Financial resources are usually easy to report on because they are captured in detail in financial systems. However, time is an equally if not more important resource for organizati... [More]

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How to define metrics that stick

by Craig McQueen 2010-03-03 14:09
 I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. Confucius (680-740) I am often asked by customers about what industry metrics should be used for their dashboards and scorecards. The thought being that implementing best in class metrics will make them a best in class organiza... [More]

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Bernoulli and Choosing Metrics

by Craig McQueen 2010-01-25 11:00
  “One should not appraise human action on the basis of its results.” -  Jakob Bernoulli (1654-1705) This statement has significant implications on devising metrics for Performance Management. In fact, at first glance it could be interpreted as why should we m... [More]

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