Guide - Section 2.7 (Deck#5) - Measurement Performance Flashcards

WHAT TO MEASURE: Business value, Stakeholders, Forecasts

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What are used to ensure the project deliverable stays aligned to the business case and the benefits realization plans?

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Business value measurements

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Metrics that measure financial business value include:

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  1. Cost-benefit ratio
  2. Benefits delivery vs business case
  3. Return on investment (ROI)
  4. Net present value (NPV)

(CBR, BD, ROI, NPV)

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A measure of the expected present value of an investment with the initial cost that is used to determine if the costs of a project outweigh its benefits.

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cost-benefit ratio =
Expected Present Value of Benefits / Expected Present Value of Costs

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What does a cost-benefit ratio greater than 1 indicate?

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The project should not be considered unless there are regulatory, social good, or other reasons to do the project.

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5
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What does a benefit-cost ratio greater than 1 indicate?

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the project should be considered

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A measure of the amount of financial return compared to
the cost

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Return on investment (ROI)

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The difference between the present value of inflows of capital and the present value of outflows of capital over a period of time

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Net present value (NPV)

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Stakeholder satisfaction can be measured with

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  1. Surveys (or inferring satisfaction or lack of)
  2. Metrics - Net Promotor Score (NPS), Mood Chart, Moral, Turnover
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What measures the degree to which a stakeholder (usually the customer) is willing to recommend a product or service to others?

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Net Promotor Score (NPS)

It measures a range from -100 to +100.

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A high NPS indicates?

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A high Net Promoter Score not only measures satisfaction with a brand, product, or service, it is also an indicator of customer loyalty.

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What can track the mood or reactions of a group of very important stakeholders—the project team?

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A mood chart

At the end of each day, project team members can use colors, numbers, or emojis to indicate their frame of mind.

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Project teams use what to consider what might happen in the future so they can consider and discuss whether to adapt plans and project work accordingly?

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forecasts

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What are a few examples of qualitative forecasts?

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Qualitative forecasts are based on expert judgment and subjective opinions rather than on numerical data.

Examples include: expert judgement, surveys (mood chart, morale), turnover

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Name 6 types of quantitative forecasts?

(ETC, EAC, VAC, TCPI, RA, TA)

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  1. Estimate to complete (ETC)
  2. Estimate at completion (EAC)
  3. Variance at completion (VAC)
  4. To-complete performance index (TCPI)
  5. Regression analysis
  6. Throughput analysis
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15
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An earned value management measure that forecasts the expected cost to finish all the remaining project work?

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Estimate to complete (ETC)

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How do you calculate ETC?

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There are numerous methods to compute the value of additional periods estimated to complete the remaining scope

ETC = estimate at completion (EAC) - actual cost (AC)
ETC = (BAC - EV) / (CPI x SPI)
ETC = (BAC - EV) / CPI
ETC = (BAC - EV) / (CPI x SPIt)

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An earned value management measure forecasts the expected total cost of completing all work?

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Estimate at completion (EAC)

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How do you calculate EAC?

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There are a number of ways to calculate EAC

based on the assumption that past performance and efficiency will continue into the future EAC = AC + (BAC - EV) / CPI

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An earned value management measure that forecasts the amount of budget deficit or surplus.

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Variance at completion (VAC) = BAC - EAC

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An earned value management measure that estimates the cost performance required to meet a specified management goal by taking the “work remaining” and divides it by the “funds remaining.

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To-complete performance index (TCPI) =
(BAC − EV) / (BAC − AC)

21
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What does a TCPI more than 1 indicate?

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The project is under budget - this may create opportunities to increase quality or profit.

TCPI = 1 indicates the project is on budget
TCPI < 1 indicates the project is over budget

22
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An analytical method where a series of input variables are examined in relation to their corresponding output results in order to develop a mathematical or statistical relationship.

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Regression analysis

There are different types of regression analysis, including linear regression, logistic regression, and polynomial regression.

23
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How are regression anaylysis used?

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  • to analyze the interrelationships betwenn different project variables that contributed to the project outcomes to improve performance on future projects.
  • to identify the strength and direction of the relationship between variables.
  • to make predictions about future outcomes based on past data.
24
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This analytical method assesses the number of items being completed in a fixed time frame.

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Throughput analysis

25
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Features complete vs. features remaining, velocity, and story points are examples of?

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Throughput metrics

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Project teams that use adaptive practices evaluate their progress and estimate likely completion dates using?

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Throughput metrics

27
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What can be used to verify and update cost estimates?

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Using duration estimates
and burn rates of stable project teams