Mastering Project Metrics, KPIs and Dashboards

Why Attend

The overall aim of this course is to provide participants with the skills needed to design and apply project metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Moreover, the course assists participants in identifying the driving forces for better value based project metrics and allows them to design project dashboards. The course enables participants to master the features of Microsoft Project in reporting project performance and taking corrective and preventive actions.

Overview

Course Outline

Schedule & Fees

Course Methodology

The course uses a mix of interactive techniques, such as brief presentations by the consultant and the participants, group exercises and case studies. The course also includes hands-on training using Microsoft Project software.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Identify the driving forces that will lead to better project metrics
Define and select the right project metrics
Develop and apply project KPIs
Create project KPIs and reports using MS project
Design a project dashboard and traffic light reports
Construct value based project metrics

Target Audience

Project managers, members of project offices, project sponsors, functional managers, senior management and individuals involved in developing and managing project metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Meirc has been reviewed and approved by the PMI® Authorized Training Partner Program. This course is worth 30 Professional Development Units (PDUs).

Target Competencies

Scheduling
Managing execution
Monitoring and controlling
Proactive thinking
Analyzing data
Communicating with stakeholders

The driving forces for better project metrics

Executive view of project management
Traditional versus Non-Traditional Project Management
Moving from “Triple” to “Competing” Project Constraints
Stakeholder relations management
Project scope creep
A new look at defining project success
Project health checks

Project metrics

Defining metrics
Benefits of using metrics
Understanding project metrics
Metrics requirements
Project metrics categories and types

Business-based for financial metrics
Success-based metrics
Project-based metrics
Project management process metrics

Selecting the right project metrics
Metrics and the Project Management Office (PMO)

Project key performance indicators

Defining Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
The need and use for project KPIs
Characteristics of KPIs
Categories of KPIs
Selecting KPIs
Measuring KPIs
KPIs' interdependencies
Targets and failures
Most common project KPIs
Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
Top 25 project management KPIs

Managing project metrics and KPIs using MS project

Developing earned value metrics and KPIs
Advanced report formatting
Formatting tables in a report
Formatting charts in a report
Creating a custom report

Project dashboards

Defining dashboards
Benefits of dashboards
Gathering KPI and metric requirements for a dashboard
The KPI wheel
Dashboard core attributes
Traffic light dashboards reporting
Rules for dashboards
How to create a dashboard
Choosing the correct KPI visualization components
Designing your dashboard

Value based project management metrics

Combining success and value
Recognizing the need for project value metrics
Creating project value metrics

$2975

Cape Town

Country: South Africa

Duration: Two weeks

Date: 15–26 Sep 2025

$2975

Arusha

Mastering Project Metrics, KPIs and Dashboards

Overview

Course Outline

Schedule & Fees

Course Methodology

Course Objectives

Target Audience

Target Competencies

The driving forces for better project metrics

Project metrics

Project key performance indicators

Managing project metrics and KPIs using MS project

Project dashboards

Value based project management metrics

$2975

Country: South Africa

Duration: Two weeks

Date: 15–26 Sep 2025

$2975

Country: Tanzania

Duration: Two weeks

Date: 18–29 May 2026