http://www.itworld.com/metrics xx http://www.itworld.com/business-intelligence/80478/business-measures-what-define There are so many methods, strategies, books and theories about business measures but I never found a simple (2 pages) systematic way to define a business measure so that it will be quickly understandable to anybody. http://www.itworld.com/business-intelligence/80478/business-measures-what-define#comments Business intelligence How-to BI business measures metrics Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:12:45 -0400 Franco Graziosi 80478 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/67533/it-service-management-metrics-matter Discover the metrics that matter most toward improving operational results in this white paper from Tripwire! Security IT management metrics security Wed, 06 May 2009 12:12:40 -0400 mfadgen 67533 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/development/63288/metrics-matter-agile-projects Agile methods need only the most important metrics: the ones that tell the whole story about the project. http://www.itworld.com/development/63288/metrics-matter-agile-projects#comments Development IT management/strategy Tip Agile agile projects metrics progress project management quality team morale Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:39:36 -0500 ExecutiveBrief 63288 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/virtualization/55087/leadership-defining-it-performance-measures Determining and establishing performance measures prior to a project's planning process assists in defining if the project was successful. Measurements assess whether the IT initiatives align with business strategies, ensure that the funding allocated was appropriate based on organizational priorities, and demonstrate that your investment produced the positive results you expected. What should those performance metrics be measuring? http://www.itworld.com/virtualization/55087/leadership-defining-it-performance-measures#comments Business Virtualization Opinion Business leadership metrics strategy virtualization Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:10:53 -0400 Martha Young 55087 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/define-success-it-projects-nlstipsm-080415 If nobody is defining success for you. Define it for yourself! Then, if storm clouds gather and IT - yet again - finds itself being singled out for stooge duty, you will have your metrics, even if the project as a whole does not. http://www.itworld.com/define-success-it-projects-nlstipsm-080415#comments Business Opinion metrics projects success Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:03:03 -0400 jnaze 44941 at http://www.itworld.com