The Project Management Tool Kit: 100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right

Example Metrics

Retrospective metrics help project leaders assess whether the project was effectively managed and may be used to calibrate processes for generating predictive metrics.

A few retrospective schedule metrics are:

• Actual durations compared to planned schedule

• Number of new unplanned activities

• Assessment of estimation accuracy

• Performance to standard estimates for standardized project activities

Retrospective resource metrics include:

• Actual budget compared to planned budget

• Total project effort

• Life-cycle phase effort percentages

• Late project defect correction effort as a percentage of total effort

• Added staff

• Staff turnover

• Variances in travel, communications, equipment, outsourcing, or other expense subcategories

Retrospective scope metrics ...