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Project Management Performance Measurement Baseline: What it IS! AND What it ISN’T!

April 14th, 2008

This webinar will thoroughly examine the importance of the project PMB.  It will look at how to create it, measure it and maintain it to enable a PM professional to capitalize on the myriad advantages of the PMB. 

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The Value Triple Constraint

April 14th, 2008

Presented By : Angelo Baratta 

It is often said that we cannot manage what we don’t measure. As project managers, we measure budgets, dates and our ability to meet these. These measurements should tell us something about the project manager.  But what about the effectiveness of the project management paradigm itself?

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The Cost of Tripping on the critical path!

April 14th, 2008

Presented By : Stephen A, Devaux

It’s obvious that every project is an investment. Yet we don’t plan and track projects the way we do every other investment.  Whereas the expected return per invested dollar is the driving force for other investments, it’s rarely quantified, and seldom tracked, on a project.

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Metrics Driven Development: Taking Enterprise Software to the Next Level

April 14th, 2008

Software engineering metrics have been around nearly three decades now. So far their use is mostly confined to measurements of parameters like complexity, defect density etc. While these are important, metrics can play a far more holistic role in enterprise software development. Metrics driven development guides practitioners at every step of the life cycle; helping them analyze, design, implement, test and deploy solutions with greater confidence, purpose, and sensitivity to changing business needs.

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Benchmarks and Scorecards for Multiple Projects

April 14th, 2008

Rarely do project managers have the luxury of managing only one project. To concisely explain the status and health of many projects, benchmarking and scorecards are essential tools. Learn the basics of how to select useful metrics for a scorecard, to set realistic benchmarks, monitor progress, and report results.

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Earned Schedule …An Emerging Enhancement To Earned Value Management

April 7th, 2008

Presented By : Walt Lipke

Earned Schedule (ES) is a method of extracting schedule information from Earned Value Management (EVM) data. The method has been shown to provide reliable schedule indicators and predictors for both early and late finish projects.

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A Change-Friendly approach to project planning and execution management

April 7th, 2008

Presented By : Hilbert Robinson

If one should judge by the way Project Management is taught and practiced in most circles; one would be forgiven for the misguided conclusion that Change is always bad.

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