MEPR 010 - Effective Project Managament Using Metrics, KPIs, and Dashboards


Description/Outline Course Outline

  • The Driving Forces for Better Project Metrics
  • Executive View of Project Management
  • Project Management Methodologies Types
  • Framework Versus Methodology
  • Engagement Project Management
  • A New Look at Defining Project Success
  • Stakeholder Relations Management Cycle
  • Introduction to Scope Creep
  • Project Health Checks
  • Project Metrics
  • Project Management Metrics: Early Years Versus Current View
  • Understanding Project Metrics
  • Metrics Requirements
  • Characteristics of Project Metrics
  • Project Metrics Categories and Types
  • Selecting the Right Project Metrics
  • Metrics and the Project Management Office (PMO)
  • Project Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • The Need and Use for Project KPIs
  • Project KPIs: Characteristics, Categories, Selection, Measurement, Interdependencies, Targets and Failures
  • Top 25 Project Management KPIs • Managing Project Metrics and KPIs Using MS Project
  • Developing Earned Value Metrics and KPIs
  • Reports versus Views
  • Formatting Tables in a Report
  • Formatting Charts in a Report
  • Creating a Custom Report
  • Project Dashboards
  • Traffic Light Dashboards Reporting
  • Dashboards and Scorecards
  • Benefits of Dashboards
  • Rules for Dashboards
  • Dashboard Design Tips
  • Value-Based Project Management Metrics
  • Recognizing the Need for Project Value Metrics
  • The Need for Effective Measurement Techniques
  • The Relationship between Project Management and Value
  • Creating Project Value Metric

Continuing Education Unit: 2 CEU
Prerequisites & Notes
None
Methods
On-Campus


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