Guideline: Measurement Planning Elements
This guideline identifies various performance measurement-specific activities and work products that should be considered for inclusion in the overall project plan. Generally, there will not be a separate performance measurement project plan. Activities, tasks and work products will be a subset of components in the main project plan.
Main Description

The contributing components should include all activities and tasks that directly contribute to defining, developing, and implementing a Performance Measurement practice within an organization.

These components should include plans and activities for engaging stakeholders in establishing and advancing the solution framework envisioned for the performance measurement scope being addressed. Ideally, a business value workshop should be incorporated into the project plan to facilitate identification of business drivers that affect IT delivery, delivery problems that stakeholders are facing, and changes needed to more effectively address business needs.

The contributing components will also include tasks identified that are required to define business and operational measures, define practice measures, detail measures, develop the associated measurement infrastructure, deploy the measurement system, and assess the measurement system.

Inputs - tasks from:

  • Setting up a Performance Measurement System practice:
    • Define Business and Operational Measures
    • Define Practice Measures
    • Detail Measures
    • Develop Measurement Infrastructure
  • Managing Performance through Measurements practice:
    • Assess the Measurement System
    • Deploy the Measurement System
    • Manage the Measurement System

Work Products - execution of the performance measurement related activities and tasks will result in the following work products:

  • Measurement Infrastructure
  • Measurement Requirements
  • Measurement Specification
  • Measurement Process and Procedures
  • Measurement Assessment