Month: April 2026

The Project Health Scorecard Part 5 – Resources

Professor of Project Management Project Execution and Monitoring ,
Executing Monitoring and Controlling

Here is the suggested guidance for the status of the Project Resource Health:

Your Resource Health is Green if ALL of these are true:

  • Stakeholders are attending required meetings
  • Resources are meeting their commitments
  • The team matches the skill-sets defined in the project roles matrix

Your Resource Health is Yellow if ANY of these are true:

  • Stakeholders are not always attending required meetings
  • Stakeholders are not always meeting their commitments
  • Some parts of the team do not match the skill-sets defined in the project roles matrix.

Your Resource Health is Red if ANY of these are true:

  • Stakeholders are not defined
  • Stakeholders are consistently not attending required meetings
  • Resources are not meeting their commitments
  • Critical parts of the team do not match the skill-sets defined in the project roles matrix

Note: Much more detail on creating a the Project Health Scorecard can be found in my book “Project Management For The Real World”, available in paperback and Kindle formats at

www.amazon.com/dp/b089krddvn

The Project Health Scorecard Part 4 – Value

Professor of Project Management Project Execution and Monitoring ,
Executing Monitoring and Controlling

Here is the suggested guidance for the status of the Project Value Health:

Your Value Health is Green if ALL of these things are true:

  • The business objectives are stated in the project charter
  • The business objectives are measurable
  • The value in the business case will still be achieved
  • There are no compromises from the original scope and schedule that affects the value of the solution.

Your Value Health is Yellow if ANY of these are true:

  • The business objectives stated in the project charter may not be achieved
  • There are compromises (e.g. a smaller testing window) from the original scope and schedule that somewhat affect the value of the solution.

Your Value Health is Red if ANY of these are true:

  • The business objectives are not defined or stated in the project charter and cannot be achieved
  • There are compromises (e.g. a smaller testing window) from the original scope and schedule that have a major affect on the value of the solution.

Note: Much more detail on the Project Health Scorecard can be found in my book “Project Management For The Real World”, available in paperback and Kindle formats at

http://www.amazon.com/dp/b089krddvn

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The Project Health Scorecard Part 3 – Scope Health

Professor of Project Management Project Execution and Monitoring ,
Executing Monitoring and Controlling

Here is the suggested guidance for the status of the Project Scope Health:

Your Scope Health is Green if all of these are true:

  • You have an approved Project Charter
  • Scope is defined in the Charter
  • There is a defined scope change request process

Your Scope Health is Yellow if all of these are true:

  • You have an approved Project Charter
  • Scope is defined but there are significant change requests pending Executive Sponsor review and approval

Your Scope Health is Red if one of these is true:

  • Scope is not defined
  • Scope is defined and there is no approved scope change process
  • The defined Scope change process is not being followed.

Note: Much more detail on the Project Health Scorecard can be found in my Kindle book “Project Management For The Real World”, available at

http://www.amazon.com/dp/b089krddvn

#projectmanagement