Project management discipline

Performance & Forecasting

Turn status data into objective performance signals, forecasts, and management scenarios.

Management question

Are we on plan, and what performance is required from here?

9 focused tools

Frame

State the decision and the audience before selecting a metric.

Confirm status date, units, baseline, source owner, and confidence.

Record the conclusion, decision owner, threshold, and next review.

Available analyses

Integrate scope, schedule, and cost performance.

Measure cost and schedule efficiency.

Calculate the efficiency needed to meet a cost target.

Identify the assumptions that drive the outcome most.

Compare management scenarios before committing.

Calculate weighted project completion using completed scope value rather than subjective effort-spent estimates.

Calculate the budgeted value of work scheduled by the status date for earned value analysis.

Estimate the remaining cost required to complete project work using the current forecast and cost-efficiency evidence.

Translate earned progress into time-based schedule indicators that remain meaningful near project completion.