Data-Driven Project Management: Project Metrics That Matter

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Free Online Course: Data-Driven Project Management: Project Metrics That Matter provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Data-Driven Project Management: Project Metrics That Matter is taught by Cyndi Snyder Dionisio.

Overview
  • Get a complete overview of the project metrics that you can use to support data-driven decisions.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • What is data-driven project management?
    • Selecting project metrics that matter
    1. Collecting and Analyzing Business and Work Data
    • Business metrics: Net present value
    • More business metrics
    • Work metrics
    2. Collecting and Analyzing Schedule Metrics
    • Schedule metrics for agile management: Velocity and burn charts
    • Schedule metrics for agile management: Cumulative flow diagrams
    • Schedule metrics for critical path management
    3. Collecting and Analyzing Cost and Resource Data
    • Cost metrics: Introduction to earned value management
    • Earned value metrics: Schedule variances and indexes
    • Earned value metrics: Cost variances and indexes
    • Resource metrics for cost performance
    4. Forecasting Metrics
    • Cost forecasting with earned value metrics
    • Schedule forecasting
    5. Collecting and Analyzing Risk Data
    • Risk metrics: Risks and impediments
    • Risk metrics: Expected monetary value and decision trees
    • Risk metrics: Establishing and managing risk reserve
    6. Other Data Considerations
    • Qualitative measures for stakeholder satisfaction
    • Best practices for sharing data
    • Avoiding three measurement pitfalls
    Conclusion
    • MoSCoW for data-driven project management