Curriculum

At-a-Glance:

Course Length:
One-day Workshop

Course Number & Level:
431.MPPW- Mastery

Professional Development Units (PDUs): 7

Continuing Education Units (CEUs): 0.7

PMBOK® Guide Knowledge Areas Covered:

Measuring Project Management Performance:

The Fundamentals in Creating an Effective Project Management Scorecard

Course Overview

In this interactive workshop participants will learn how to develop a scorecard to track on-going project management performance as well as the business impact of project management to their organization. Participants will learn the basics in setting up a measurement program designed to help improve project management performance as well as justify the organization's continued investment in project management.

This one-day workshop offers a comprehensive introduction to measurement. Participants will learn how to assess what’s performing well and what needs improvement to build a business case for project management improvement initiatives. Become proactive in implementing measurement strategies aimed at improving your organization’s project management performance.

Key Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Articulate the basic principles and terminology of measurement
  • Recognize common barriers to implementing a measurement program and develop strategies to overcome them
  • Identify and describe the major steps in the PM Measurement Framework
  • Establish a good set of project management performance and value measures
  • Create a scorecard/dashboard for collecting, analyzing, and reporting performance and value information

Course Outline

  • Overview of Measurement
  • Overcoming Barriers to Successful Measurement
  • The PM Performance and Value Measurement Framework
  • Measurement Planning
  • Creating a PM Scorecard: Establishing and Updating Measures
  • Lessons Learned in Implementing PM Measurement Program