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What Is a Balanced Scorecard? (Example & Template Included)

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To better illustrate how a balanced scorecard works, we’ll also show an example of one and then share a free template to help you get started with yours. A balanced scorecard is a strategic management performance metric. Balanced Scorecard Example Let’s look at a real-life example. What Is a Balanced Scorecard?

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Project Performance Reporting: Key Performance Reports

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This is done during the execution phase and the monitoring and controlling phase of the project, two project management phases that overlap. For example, if the project is running behind schedule that might require more financial resources or a change in scope to get the project back on schedule. In fact, they’re all risks.

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Cost Performance Index (CPI) In Project Management

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We’ll discuss what the cost performance index does and how it does it below. We’ll share the formula for calculating the cost performance index in project management and even provide an example to better illustrate how it works. What Is the Cost Performance Index (CPI)? That gives us a cost performance index of one.

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RAG Status in Project Management: Importance & Benefits

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Sometimes, the RAG status tolerance range needs to be adjusted to better fit the project metrics and KPIs being measured. For example, the amber status could be only five percent of the project target if the results are highly predictable or it’s critical to act quickly if the project is off track.

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9 Types of Artifacts in Project Management

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For example: a project management artifact is the project closure document. For example, an estimate is the obvious output of the estimating process, so estimates aren’t mentioned again as a separate project artifact. Here are some examples: Budget Milestone schedule Scope baseline Performance measurement baseline.

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Operational Efficiency: A Quick Guide

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In this operational efficiency example, the operational efficiency is 0.1. The operational efficiency ratio is the same as taking our operational example above and turning it into a percentage. For our operational efficiency example, the operational efficiency ratio would be 10 or 10 percent. Operational Efficiency Ratio.

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Project Artifacts and How to Use Them

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For example: a project management artifact is the project closure document. For example, an estimate is the obvious output of the estimating process, so estimates aren’t mentioned again as a separate project artifact. Here are some examples: Budget baseline Milestone schedule Scope baseline Performance measurement baseline.

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