Is your organization struggling with metrics? What is a “good metric”? Has your company implemented measurement best practices? If your company is struggling with any of these questions, then Best-In-Class Measurement Training is for you. Lean Solutions Institute, Inc. (LSI) is a provider of best-in-class quality and process training.
NOTE: This training exceeds CMMI Measurement and Analysis (MA) requirements.
Common Problems With Metrics
Common problems with metrics include:
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Focus on the wrong metrics (e.g., metrics that are too expensive to collect versus their benefit).
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Lack of focus on how metrics are used, and the customers of metrics.
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Not aligning metrics to senior management strategic objectives.
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Missing operational definitions for each metric.
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Missing critical information for each metric.
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Missing procedures for collecting, storing, analyzing, and reporting metrics.
Training Objectives
The training objectives for Best-In-Class Measurement Training are to provide the motivation, knowledge, and skills to:
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Specify measurement objectives such that they are align with management objectives.
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Define operational definitions for the metrics, metric profiles, and procedures for data collection, data storage, data analysis, and data reporting.
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Implement the metrics by instrumenting processes, templates, and procedures.
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Provide objective measurement results that can be used in making informed decisions, and taking appropriate corrective actions.
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Provide an award winning measurement framework to help implement metrics.
There is also time set aside within each exercise to answer any of your questions.
