Conglomerate Measures Product Development Process
A conglomerate had very sensitive dates to hit with its new products. To keep on track, metrics were tracked on their ability to hit stage gates and deliverables on time.
ProjectLead assisted program management with defining meaningful metrics for the process.
ProjectLead designed an Excel workbook that imported project data from the company's project system.
ProjectLead developed Excel charts to graphically display monthly measurements.
RESULTS
Visibility
Measuring and presenting key schedule results increased the urgency to deliver on time.
Trending
Data enabled management to see trends due to systemic issues.
Improvement Focus
Problem areas were identified and addressed by process improvement teams.
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