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part 1:

 In Level 4 of the project management maturity model, consistent project management practices have become a natural part of each employee’s processes and responsibilities. Now, the organization can work on quality improvement measures to improve the quality of project management and specific products. One way of doing this is to establish various metrics and continuously refine them. Explain why establishing metrics may be helpful for improving project management processes. Then, provide two examples of metrics that could be used for process improvement.  Must be 200-250 words and be supported by at least one professional or academic source. 

Part 2:

Measuring Project Performance

Using the Ashford University Library, Forbes.com, and other scholarly resources, research the process of earned value management (EVM) and how it can be used to measure project performance. Then, locate an article discussing an organization’s measurements of project performance. Then, write a paper in which you

• Provide an overview of EVM and how it can be used to measure project performance.


• Describe the reasons for measuring project success, including possible types of performance measures.


• Identify goals and objectives of measurement.


• Identify success factors for measuring performance.


• Explain how to link project measures to organizational objectives.

The Measuring Project Performance assignment

• Must be 900 words in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center (Links to an external site.).


• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  
  
  
  • Title of paper
  
  
  • Student’s name
  
  
  • Course name and number
  
  
  • Instructor’s name
  
  
  • Date submitted
  
  
  
  


• Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
  
  
  
  • The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
  
  
  
  


• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the  Writing Center.


• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.