Project teams should not wait until a threshold has been breached before taking action. If a breach can be forecasted via a trend or new information, the project team can be proactive in addressing the expected variance.

The intent in measuring and displaying data is to learn and improve. To optimize project performance and efficiency, only measure and report information that will:

Allow the project team to learn,

• Facilitate a decision,
• Improve some aspect of the product or project performance,
• Help avoid an issue, and
• Prevent performance deterioration.