Input Measures

Planning

The work a manager performs to predetermine a course of action.  The function of planning includes the following activities: Forecasting, Objective Setting, Program Development, Scheduling, Budgeting, and Policies and Procedures Development.

Organizing

The work a manager performs to arrange and relate the work to be done so people can perform it most effectively. The function of organizing includes the following activities:  Development of Organization Structure, Delegation of Responsibility and Authority, and Establishment of Relationships.

Leading

The work a manager performs to cause people to take effective action. The activities involved in the function of leading include:  Decision-Making, Communications, Motivation, Selection of People, and Development of People.

Controlling

The work a manager performs to assess and regulate work in progress and completed.  Management controls are achieved through the following activities:  Establishment of Performance Standards, Measurement of Performance, Evaluation of Performance, and Correction of Performance.

Design Efficiency

Measures if the project team is exhausting all techniques to optimize the design in its use of material quantities to provide maximum capacity at minimum cost.

Human Resources

Examines if the project is staffed correctly, with a minimum amount of staff turnover and appropriate training, and measures if people are capable of achieving project goals.

Quality

Measures if the project team is strictly conforming to project requirements.  Analyzes if programs are pursued to assure the delivery of material goods as intended.

Sustainability

Evaluates steps taken by the project team to reduce the environmental impact of the project during construction and operation.

Supply Chain

Examines the strategies used by the project team to promote enhanced working relationships amongst all project stakeholders including those in the project supply chain.

Safety

Measures the practices followed by the project team to eliminate any possibility of personal injury or property damage on the project.

Output Measures

Forecasted Project Cost Efficiency

(Forecasted/Actual Total Project Cost) / (Project Capacity)

[Phase] Cost Efficiency

(Actual Phase Cost) / (Project Capacity)

Forecasted Project Schedule Efficiency

(Forecasted/Actual  Project  Duration) / (Project Capacity)

[Phase] Schedule Efficiency

(Actual Phase Duration) / (Project Capacity)

[Phase] Cost Growth

(Actual Phase Cost-Estimated Phase Cost)/(Estimated Phase Cost)

[Phase] Schedule Growth

(Actual  Phase Duration-Estimated Phase Duration) / (Initial Predicted Phase Duration)

[Phase] Phase Burn Rate

(Actual Phase Cost)/(Actual Phase Duration)

Project Management Team Size/Total Project Cost (Adjusted for Complexity*)

(Average Project Management Team Size) / (Forecasted/Actual Total  Project Cost)

[Phase] Team Size/Total Project Cost (Adjusted for Complexity*)

(Average Phase Team Size) / (Forecasted Total Project Cost)

[Phase] Team Size/Engineering Phase Cost

(Average Phase Team Size) / (Actual Engineering Phase Cost)

* Results for this metric are compared only to projects with similar complexity