• Cost Performance Index (CPI)

1. How is the performance measure calculated?
2. Where do the numbers come from that are used to calculate the measure?
3. As a project manager, how would you use the measure to monitor and control project performance?
4. Give an example of what a comfortable value for the measure would be and what a troublesome value for the measure would be. Explain why for each example. If you have to make assumptions or provide hypothetical numbers for illustration purposes, feel free to do so.