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FTEs per Program Manager

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Definition

The KPI "Projects per PM" has the shortcoming that it does not account for project complexity. Since more complex projects typically have more people assigned to it, a more meaningful measure for any PM would be the number of FTEs on all his/her projects. At a PMO level, the KPI would be the total number of FTEs on all projects divided the total number of PMs.

Formula

[number of FTEs in projects] divided by [number of Program Managers]

Use Case / Interpretation

Expect to see a drop in project quality when this number gets too high.