Tutorial - Introduction To IT Performance Management And Measurement

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Tutorial: Introduction To IT Performance Management And Measurement

Tutorial Recap and Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have seen that:

Senior management often believes that IT organizations are wasteful and inefficient, based upon a track record of chronic cost overruns, late deliverables, etc.
The purpose of Performance Management is to assure that IT projects / activities achieve their planned level of performance and deliver intended results on time and within budget; this is "non-technical" performance management
IT organizations that maintain adequate performance management systems take a significant step toward restoring credibility
Performance management improvement efforts are often part of an overall effort including other processes, e.g., budgeting
Performance management involves the routine, and non-routine, measurement of key aspects of IT project / activity performance
An important benefit of performance management is the ability to detect incipient performance difficulties and correct them before they become problems

Performance management initiatives can materially improve the way an organization plans and conducts its business. Success requires:

If you are responsible for developing and implementing a performance management initiative:

thoroughly research the literature
carefully evaluate your sources; many suggest questionable approaches
work with someone who has actually designed, implemented, and managed a performance management system - you can avoid years of wasted effort

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