There are many types of measures which can be used as assessments throughout the project's development life cycle. During the Initiation Phase, measuring a potential project's ability to meet organizational functions and business plans help to prioritize if that project should be developed.
In the Planning Phase, performance measures will be detailed in the Project Plan so that expectations are clearly defined. These measures will maintain the progress of the project and if they are meeting time constraints. Measures include deadlines for deliverables and status reports.
During the development phase, performance measures should play an important role in the project to control for risks and factors that could greatly affect the final product. Involving users and their feedback should be used as performance measures so that the designs of the system and its eventual implementation will be user-friendly and accepted.
The Implementation Phase is the most difficult since the project moves from paper to production. The intense phase focuses on programmers, hardware, and software coming together. Performance measures should include all testing types for the code(s), the compatibility among new and existing hardware and software, and user's feedback as they test the new system.
Finally, the project close-down goes beyond the system to include the people who were involved in its development. A Lessons Learned document will provide performance measures from team members, and their insights can help with future projects in how to handle challenges or provide creative ideas.
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