Analysis Issues

Diagnostic project metrics are central to project plan execution. Status collection is the source of most data. For diagnostic metrics, investigate:

  • Are the data reliable?

  • Is measurement variance analysis due to chronic or one-time factors?

  • What project improvement options arise from positive variances?

  • What are the consequences of negative variances?

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