Cost, schedule, and effort expended for rework
Defect density of requirements specifications
Number of requirements approved for build (versus the total number of requirements)
Actual number of requirements documented (versus the total number of estimated requirements)
Staff hours (total and by Requirements Development activity)
Requirements status (percentage of defined specifications out of the total approved and proposed; number of requirements defined)
Estimates of total requirements, total requirements definition effort, requirements analysis effort, and schedule
Number and type of requirements changes
Cost, schedule, and effort expended for rework
Number of requirements addressed in the product or productcomponent design
Size and complexity of the product, product components , interfaces, and documentation
Defect density of technical solutions work products (number of defects per page)
Number of requirements by status or type throughout the life of the project (e.g., number defined, approved, documented, implemented, tested , and signed-off by phase)
Problem reports by severity and length of time they are open
Number of requirements changed during implementation and test
Effort to analyze proposed changes for each proposed change and cumulative totals
Number of changes incorporated into the baseline by category (e.g., interface, security, system configuration, performance, and usability)
Size and cost to implement and test incorporated changes, including initial estimate and actual size and cost
Estimates and actuals of system size, reuse, effort, and schedule
The total estimated and actual staff hours needed to develop the system by job category and activity
Estimated dates and actuals for the start and end of each phase of the life cycle
Number of diagrams completed versus the estimated total diagrams
Number of design modules/units proposed
Number of design modules/units delivered
Estimates and actuals of total lines of code new, modified, and reused
Estimates and actuals of total design and code modules and units
Estimates and actuals for total CPU hours used to date
The number of units coded and tested versus the number planned
Errors by category, phase discovered , phase injected, type, and severity
Estimates of total units, total effort, and schedule
System tests planned, executed, passed, failed
Test discrepancies reported , resolved, not resolved
Source code growth by percentage of planned versus actual
Product-component integration profile (e.g., product-component assemblies planned and performed, and number of exceptions found).
Integration evaluation problem report trends (e.g., number written and number closed)
Integration evaluation problem report aging (i.e., how long each problem report has been opened)
Verification profile (e.g., the number of verifications planned and performed, and the defects found; perhaps categorized by verification method or type)
Number of defects detected by defect category
Verification problem report trends (e.g., number written and number closed)
Verification problem report status (i.e., how long each problem report has been open)
Number of peer reviews performed compared to the plan
Overall effort expended on peer reviews compared to the plan
Number of work products reviewed compared to the plan
Number of validation activities completed (planned versus actual)
Validation problem reports trends (e.g., number written and number closed)
Validation problem report aging (i.e., how long each problem report has been open)
Number of process improvement proposals submitted, accepted, or implemented
CMMI maturity level or capability level
Work completed, effort expended, and funds expended in the organization's activities for process assessment, development, and improvement compared to the plans for these activities
Results of each process assessment, compared to the results and recommendations of previous assessments
Percentage of projects using the process architectures and process elements of the organization's set of standard processes
Defect density of each process element of the organization's set of standard processes
Number of on schedule milestones for process development and maintenance
Costs for the process definition activities
Number of training courses delivered (e.g., planned versus actual)
Post-training evaluation ratings
Training program quality surveys
Actual attendance at each training course compared to the projected attendance
Progress in improving training courses compared to the organization's and projects' training plans
Number of training waivers approved over time
Number of changes to the project's defined process
Effort to tailor the organization's set of standard processes
Interface coordination issue trends (e.g., number identified and number closed)
Number of risks identified, managed, tracked, and controlled
Risk exposure and changes to the risk exposure for each assessed risk, and as a summary percentage of management reserve
Change activity for the risk mitigation plans (e.g., processes, schedules, funding)
Number of occurrences of unanticipated risks
Risk categorization volatility
Estimated versus actual risk mitigation effort
Estimated versus actual risk impact
The amount of effort and time spent on risk management activities versus the number of actual risks
The cost of risk management versus the cost of actual risks
For each identified risk, the realized adverse impact compared to the estimated impact
Performance according to plans, commitments, and procedures for the integrated team, and deviations from expectations
Number of times team objectives were not achieved
Actual effort and other resources expended by one group to support another group or groups, and vice versa
Actual completion of specific tasks and milestones by one group to support the activities of other groups, and vice versa
Effort expended to manage the evaluation of sources and selection of suppliers
Number of changes to the requirements in the supplier agreement
Number of documented commitments between the project and the supplier
Interface coordination issue trends (e.g., number identified and number closed)
Number of defects detected in supplied products (during integration and after delivery)
Cost-to-benefit ratio of using formal evaluation processes
Parameters for key operating characteristics of the work environment