The Most Important Metrics in Project Planning and Control. “The 9–4–4 Mystery”

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9 Most Important Metrics in Project Planning/Scheduling/Control:

• 1. Progress
• 2. Manpower
• 3. Man-hour
• 4. Material Quantity
• 5. Weight Factor
• 6. Cost
• 7. Duration
• 8. Total float
• 9. Equipment Quantity

4 Metrics Trends to watch-out for:

• 1. Planned Metrics
• 2. Actual Metrics
• 3. Forecast Metrics
• 4. Earned Value Metrics

4 Most Important Software in Scheduling:

• 1. Microsoft Project
• 2. Oracle Primavera P6
• 3. Microsoft Excel (For Metrics/KPI Dashboards and Schedule Data Analysis etc.)
• 4. Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis (For PERT, Risk Register Integration with Schedule and Monte Carlo Simulations etc.)

What other metrics do you consider most important in Project Planning and Control?

My name is George Nwogu, an Engineer, Project Manager/Planner/Control and Trainer from Nigeria. I’m currently a PM Consultant and Project Planner at Bizville Project Management

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