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In addition, metrics should reflect the needs of the projects
that represent the main functional areas in your organization. This approach will
help to ensure coverage of representative projects of the organization.
Planning the Metrics Process
Metrics programs must also be planned. A simple Measurement Plan outline is
shown in Table 17.1.
The exhibit is admittedly, a very simple outline for your metrics planning. Be
sure to discuss how each metric will be collected, why, how it ties back to business
objectives or problems, the format to be used to define and document each metric,
and why everything discussed is relevant to the reader. The list of measurements
n n n n n n n n n
I. Introduction (Purpose, Scope)
II. Organizational and Project Issues
III. Overall Measurement Approach
IV. Approach for Project Management Metrics
V. Approach for Technical Metrics
VI. Approach for Introducing Metrics into the Organization
VII. How Metrics Will Be Collected and Used
VIII. Roles and Responsibilities
IX. Communication/Feedback Plan
X.


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