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The Free Bagel Measure of Project Health

Posted May 10, 2005 | Technology | Amplify

As a project manager, I want to know about the health of the projects in my sphere of influence. I've recently observed what I call the "free bagel" measure of project health. Although seemingly unscientific, it has an excellent record of indicating project health.

About The Author
Dwayne Phillips
Dwayne Phillips has been a computer and systems engineer with the US government since 1980. He coauthored It Sounded Good When We Started, Working with People on Projects with Roy O'Bryan and wrote The Software Project Manager's Handbook, Principles That Work at Work , now in its second edition. Dwayne Phillips can be reached at d.phillips at computer.org. His Web site ishttp://dwaynephillips.net.
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