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Quick Metrics Portlet

The Quick Metrics portlet keeps a project manager informed on a project risks, issues, or other issues. The portlet displays project metrics using stoplights. The following stoplights are included:

Status

Displays a stoplight based on the Overall Status stoplight value that displays on the most recent status report.

Stoplight Colors:

• Red. Significant Variance
• Yellow. Minor Variance
• Green. On Track

Schedule

Displays a stoplight indicating the project is on or behind schedule. This metric is evaluated by comparing the scheduled finish date with the baseline finish date. If the project is not baselined, the current date is used.

Stoplight Colors:

• Red. The project is more than one day past the baseline finish date
• Yellow. The project is less than two days away from the baseline finish date.
• Green. The project is more than two days away from the baseline finish date.

Effort

Displays a stoplight indicating if the project is over or under the baselined ETC. This metric is evaluated by comparing total current ETC with baselined ETC.

Stoplight Colors:

• Red. The project is over the baseline by ten percent.
• Yellow. The project is from 1 percent through ten percent over baseline.
• Green. The project is from zero percent through ten percent under baseline.
• Blue. The project is more than negative 10 percent under baseline.
• White. The project is not baselined.

Cost

Displays a stoplight indicating if the project is over or under the baseline cost. This metric is evaluated by comparing total current cost with the baseline cost.

Stoplight Colors:

• Red. The project is equal to or more than ten percent over baseline.
• Yellow. The project is from one through ten percent over baseline.
• Green. The project is from zero through ten percent under baseline.
• Blue. The project is equal to or more than negative ten percent under baseline.
• White. The project is not baselined.

Risk

Displays a stoplight indicating the severity of the risks associated with the project.

Stoplight Colors:

• Red. High priority risks.
• Yellow. Medium priority risks.
• Green. No high or medium priority risks exist.

Issues

Displays a stoplight indicating the severity of the issues associated with the project.

Stoplight Colors:

• Red. The issues are high priority.
• Yellow. The issues are medium priority.
• Green. No high or medium priority issues exist.

Change

Displays a yellow check mark to indicate that at least one change request exists for the project.