The Business Objective Model (BOM) is one of the foundational models we use as part of the ArgonDigital requirements methodology. The BOM defines the rationale for doing a project. Every […]
Tag: success metrics
The Robotic Jockey
In the March 1945 issue of “Radio-Craft”, a bold vision was laid out for the future of horse racing: human jockeys should be replaced by motorized, radio-controlled “Robotic Jockeys”. […]
Using Revenue Properly to Measure Project Success
Objective measures are needed to determine the success and failure of commercial software development efforts. The feedback for companies that sell software as a product or as service is immediate […]
Six Reasons Organizations Don’t Really Measure Project Success
If posed with this question, leaders of most organizations will put their own companies into the minority camp that actually measure project success. And in a vast majority of cases, […]
The one success metric that almost everybody uses is the worst success metric of them all
I wrote a previous post telling you that The Purpose of Setting Success Metrics is Not to Achieve Them. Now, I’ll tell you about the worst success metric of them […]
The Purpose of Setting Success Metrics is Not to Achieve Them
Your success metrics should start providing value for the project from Day 1, well before the results are measured. Let me start off with the key point so that you […]
Communication Is Crucial
In the 1970’s, a car company marketed their new hot vehicle, called the Nova, in Spanish speaking countries. Widely successful in other regions, the Nova was expected to do equally […]
User Adoption Metrics that Matter
If a system is deployed and no one uses it, does it exist? How can you recognize the full business value of a system if no one is actually using […]