i'd like to know whether there is some scientific formula that i can use to compute the deviation of a certaim project implementation from its planned project management methodology Saving Changes...
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Anonymous
Assuming you have a defined process, you can use Six Sigma to measure defects and improve the process. Saving Changes...
Mark Price PerryBusiness Driven PMO Evangelist| BOT InternationalOrlando, Fl, United States
Dear Anonymous, one rather high level approach is to track the number of total project outputs and compare that to the number of outputs provided by the methodology. For example, if your total project outputs are 50 and your PM methodology outputs were 48, then you have a 96% PM Methodology effectiveness or 4% deviation. If measurable, you can estimate cost and time deviations of the outputs as well. A bit crude, but rather easy to do. Hope this helps. -- Mark Perry, VP of Customer Care, BOT International Saving Changes...
Bipin Lekshmanan PMPProject Manager| Wipro TechnologiesEdison, Nj, United States
Great answer. This would help me as well. Thanks. Saving Changes...
Bernard GorePortfolio, Programme & Project Professional| NZ PoliceWellington, New Zealand
Yes, but this depends on the specifics of the methodology and what aspects you can measure. Anything can be computed if you can set appropriate measures around it, so the question really comes down to what you want to measure and report.
For example, are you more interested in how often the methodology is deviated from, or by how much? The first is a simple number, the second more complex as you have to create a measure and a way to map all the possible deviations to it. Saving Changes...
