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(More customer reviews)A much needed book for project managers but written in a disjointed fashion, with inaccessible templates results in a book that falls short of its potential.
Approximately 75% of this book consists of very detailed templates, tools, checklists, and so forth that would be vastly more useful if they were made available in electronic format; either on a CD or from a web link. If they were more accessible, the price tag would be more appropriate.
The other 25% contains some valuable points, but unlike the publishers description this is not easy to read. Check the amazon text rating and you'll see that this is a dry, academic read that doesn't go well with a Sunday cup of coffee. The authors do classify metrics into things, people, and enterprise metrics, which is logical and convenient. But the writing style does not match the templates. In fact the templates and the body of the text could as well be two separate books as there are few practical links between them.
The contrast between the theory covered in the text and the practical applications of the templates simply does not work. I had high expectations for this book, and I admit that I did get a lot out of it. But it could have been better (and more reasonably priced.) Hopefully it will inspire someone to create a better project metrics guide.
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"Metrics for Project Management: Formalized Approaches" describes a comprehensive set of project management metrics in an easy-to-read format. Through a unique presentation of metrics through the categories of 'things,' 'people,' and 'enterprise,' you'll learn how metrics can:Guide you toward informed decisions; Help the enterprise recognize the sum of its collective capabilities; Ensure that plans for producing and delivering products and services are consistently realistic, achievable, and attainable; Link the efforts of individual team members with the overall success of the project; Indirectly promote teamwork and improve team morale. This methodical, logical approach to metrics will help you:Gauge the success of the project team through specific tools; Assess the motivation, performance, and behavior of team members; Assess organizational capabilities and collective project management performance; Handle enterprise issues: project management maturity, competency, and project portfolio management; Establish a metrics program; Select metrics and implement schedules.Clear and easy to understand, this book is a valuable guide to using these powerful techniques for performance improvement.With immense potential benefits, "Metrics for Project Management" is a smart investment for any organization.Table of Contents: Introduction:Advantages of Metrics-Based Project Management · What Is a Metric? · Metrics Categories · Project Things Metrics:Client Requirements · Detailed Project Plans · Conceptual Plans · Project Quality · Contracts · Monitoring Project Progress · Project Risk · Project Success Factors · Project People Metrics:People as Intellectual Resources · What Are People Metrics? · Motivation · Performance · Teamwork · Communications Management · Competency · Maturity of Teams and Organizations · Virtual Teams · Enterprise Metrics:Project Management Maturity · Focus of Organizational Metrics · Project Management Office · Work Breakdown Structure/Resource Breakdown Structure Templates for the Enterprise · Project Portfolio Management · Implementing a Metrics Program:Metrics Program Design · Attributes of Models and Indices · Schedule of Implementation
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