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"Metrics for Project Management: Formalized Approaches" describes a comprehensive set of project management metrics in an easy-to-read format. Through a unique presentation of metrics through the categories of things, people, and enterprise, youll learn how metrics can: Guide you toward informed decisions; Help the enterprise recognize the sum of its collective capabilities; Ensure that plans for producing and delivering products and services are consistently realistic, achievable, and attainable; Link the efforts of individual team members with the overall success of the project; Indirectly promote teamwork and improve team morale. This methodical, logical approach to metrics will help you: Gauge the success of the project team through specific tools; Assess the motivation, performance, and behavior of team members; Assess organizational capabilities and collective project management performance; Handle enterprise issues: project management maturity, competency, and project portfolio management; Establish a metrics program; Select metrics and implement schedules. Clear and easy to understand, this book is a valuable guide to using these powerful techniques for performance improvement. With immense potential benefits, "Metrics for Project Management" is a smart investment for any organization. Table of Contents: Introduction: Advantages of Metrics-Based Project Management What Is a Metric? Metrics Categories Project Things Metrics: Client Requirements Detailed Project Plans Conceptual Plans Project Quality Contracts Monitoring Project Progress Project Risk Project Success Factors Project People Metrics: People as Intellectual Resources What Are People Metrics? Motivation Performance Teamwork Communications Management Competency Maturity of Teams and Organizations Virtual Teams Enterprise Metrics: Project Management Maturity Focus of Organizational Metrics Project Management Office Work Breakdown Structure/Resource Breakdown Structure Templates for the Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Implementing a Metrics Program: Metrics Program Design Attributes of Models and Indices Schedule of Implementation