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Project Vital Signs
My fellow IT practitioners… IT has lost
trust and credibility with the business
How?
Poor track record Poor visibility
ROI hard to quantify
Restoring trust and credibility begins with the Project
Simply saying “the Project is ‘on track’”
is not good enough
Need to show how and why
Project is on track
The Need
Holistic view into the State of the Project
Project as a Patient
Project as a Patient
In Medicine…
Medical History x Tests x Vital Signs x Experience ê
Diagnosis
ê Treatment
Vital Signs
Vital Signs
Vital Signs Simple, quantitative, near real-time metrics
conveyed via a chart published to a location
and easily referenced by all
PMBOK Project Levers
PMBOK Project Levers + 1
Objectives with Vital Signs
• Bring visibility into all 5 project levers • Simple, quan9ta9ve, near-‐real 9me metrics • Publish to charts in full public display • Where possible include history and trends
Project Vital Signs
1) Scope Burn Up 2) Current State of Delivery 3) Budget Burn Down 4) Delivery Quality 5) Team Dynamics
Scope Burn Up
Schedule x Scope =
Expected Delivery Date
Scope Burn Up
Current State of Delivery
Scope x Team =
Real-time state of delivery
Current State of Delivery
Budget Burn Down
Schedule x Budget =
$$$tatus
Budget Burn Down
Delivery Quality
Schedule x Quality =
How good is the end product
Delivery Quality
Alternative to Bugs as a Measure of Quality
Alternative to Bugs as a Measure of Quality
Team Dynamics
Schedule x Team =
State of the team at different stages of delivery
Team Dynamics
Tuckman Model of Group Development
Performing
Norming
Storming
Forming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Forming-storming-norming-performing
Project Dashboard
Example Scenario
Today is Aug 12
Start of Iteration 5
Production Release Sep 9, 4 weeks
What is the Current State of the Project?
What is the Diagnosis?
What (if any)
Treatment is required?
Vital Signs
Scope Burn Up
Current State of Delivery
Budget Burn Down
Delivery Quality
Team Dynamics
What is the Current State of the Project?
Not going to make it.
What is the Diagnosis?
The team is firing on all cylinders. Quality is good.
Not enough time to deliver the full backlog for the September 9th release.
Not enough money to carry us through the warranty period ending September
23rd.
What is the Treatment?
Release on Aug 26th instead of Sep 9th. Includes 35 stories that are ready for,
currently in or have passed QA. Remaining 20 stories to be included
in a future release, budgeted for at a later time.
Current State of Delivery : Before
Current State of Delivery : After
Current State of Delivery : After
Scope Burn Up : Before Treatment
Scope Burn Up : After Treatment
Budget Burn Down : Before Treatment
Budget Burn Down : After Treatment
Delivery Quality : After Treatment
Team Dynamics : After Treatment
Key Messages
Transparency is key
Shared team responsibility
Project Vital Signs
Agile 2010, ThoughtWorks
