Project Management Metrics, KPIs, and Dashboards

Turn project measurement into a strategic capability, now in its Fifth Edition Extensively revised and updated, Project Management Metrics, KPIs, and Dashboards: A Guide to Measuring and Monitoring Project Performance positions measurement as a strategic capability rather than a reporting exercise. This new edition reflects how organizations use metrics, KPIs, and dashboards to drive executive decisions, manage portfolios, assess value, and respond to uncertainty across traditional, Agile, and hybrid environments. New in this book is expanded coverage of value-based and strategic metrics, PMO and portfolio performance measurement, leadership and cultural indicators, and executive and crisis dashboards. Updated material addresses industry-specific use cases, global and multinational project contexts, and the influence of artificial intelligence on measurement and decision support, including guidance on avoiding metric overload. Readers will also find: Practical frameworks for selecting meaningful metrics that align project performance reporting with organizational strategy and stakeholder prioritiesMethods for designing dashboards that support timely executive oversight, crisis response, and informed action under uncertaintyCoverage of Agile and hybrid measurement practices tailored to iterative delivery models and cross-functional team structuresApproaches to portfolio-level KPIs that connect individual project outcomes to broader program and enterprise value realizationGuidance on interpreting AI-enabled measurement outputs responsibly within global and multinational project management contexts Written for practicing project managers, PMO personnel, program managers, and portfolio managers responsible for communicating performance to stakeholders and senior leadership, this Fifth Edition serves equally as a professional reference and as supporting material for project management courses and certification preparation at all levels.