Earned Value Management and Net Present Value are both measurements of a programme. They measure different things. EVM measures whether the programme is delivering against its plan. NPV measures whether the programme is worth delivering at all. Most programme directors know EVM. Most finance directors know NPV. A Director of Portfolio needs both, because the programme that is performing well against plan may simultaneously be…
The Cluster F**k Intensity Scale
Every established discipline has a severity scale. Seismology has the Mercalli Intensity Scale. Meteorology has the Beaufort Scale. Nuclear safety has the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale. Each one works the same way: a numbered sequence where each level is defined not by measurement but by observable effects. You do not need a seismometer to tell the difference between crockery rattling and a building…