Chapter 9Evaluating Project Success

As a general rule the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.

— Benjamin Disraeli, First Earl of Beaconsfield

When you travel somewhere, you have an idea of where you are going and how you are going to get there. As you drive, there are signs along the road that tell you where you are and how much farther it is to various destinations. If you take a train, there will be signs at each train station to tell you where you are at any given point along the journey.

If you think of your project as a journey, the plan is the map (see Chapter 5). There are signs along the route that show your progress; you just have to take the time to read them. In project management, metrics function ...

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