The broad project management sector has been seeking ways to reorient itself to meet client demands in an increasingly mercurial and fluid world. A related challenge is determining what metrics should ...

A study from Forrester Research concludes that the project management metrics can do more harm than good, according to CIO magazine. Forrester found that metrics, commonly used to keep tabs on the ...

In partnership with security analyst Rich Mogull (right), Microsoft is set to roll out a new research project to help businesses compute the total cost of the patch-management cycle, from testing and ...

Developing solid metrics and a good toolchain is instrumental for the success of any Scrum project. If you’re just flying by the seat of your pants, you’re likely not maximizing the potential of both ...

This chapter reviews the use of project management metrics by the Office of Environmental Management (EM) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). 1 EM, in coordination with DOE’s Office of Project ...

LinearB, the company behind a “software delivery intelligence” platform for developers, has raised $16 million in a series A round of funding. The raise comes after “six months of hyper-growth” that ...

Understanding how to measure a project's success allows you to make more informed decisions and establish strategic, measurable business goals. Most project management metrics fall into one of four ...

As someone who has worked as a change management executive and consultant in the corporate transformation field, I've noticed that project management tends to overshadow the importance of a change ...

For many businesses and organizations, project management has received a lot of renewed focus in recent years. One reason for this is that analytics and data-driven approaches have become a high ...

In this chapter, the committee begins by discussing metrics in general, including terminology and a kind of taxonomy of metrics, what metrics cannot do, and some thoughts on measuring trust and ...