Finally, a Way to Completely Measure Project Manager Performance

Dick Cochran

PM Network 75 (September 2000)

Each project manager has tools to assess the performance of a project, including timelines, deliverables, budgets, and quality standards. But how can you measure the achievements of the project managers? Specifically, what tool gives you such detail that both those who hire, assign, and promote project managers, and project managers themselves, get meaningful feedback?

Project management evaluation is typically looked at as “on time, on budget, on purpose.” But how competently a project manager completes a project is also critically important. Because each of the project manager skills can significantly impact the quality of any project, ...

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