When you click the narrative score hyperlink, the Narrative Score dialog box displays, which is a read-only view of the detailed score summary.
This dialog box contains the following information:
Project
Control Account
Status Date
Date Generated
Narrative Score
The narrative score is based on the following criteria:
Challenges and Mitigation: The narrative provides detailed and factual explanations of specific project challenges faced during the reporting period. It also outlines how these challenges were mitigated.
Clarity and Conciseness: The narrative clearly defines variances and explains why they occurred. Avoid redundancy and focus on significant variances.
Completeness: The narrative covers all significant factors contributing to the variance, including both internal and external elements. It uses both quantitative and qualitative information to illustrate the variance and its components.
Future Outlook: The narrative addresses how the project team plans to handle similar challenges or opportunities in the future. It proposes specific, actionable items to mitigate future risks.
Language and Style: The narrative prioritizes clarity in language. It uses straightforward terms to convey complex ideas and avoids technical jargon that might hinder understanding.
Metrics and Quantification: The narrative includes quantifiable earned value metrics, such as percentages and numbers, to showcase progress.
Structure: The narrative follows a specific flow, including an introduction, background, score, factor identification, impact assessment, root cause analysis, mitigation strategies, lessons learned, outlook, and recommendations.
The totals in these seven categories are non-weighted averages, resulting in an overall score for the narrative. This score ranges from 1 (indicating that the text does not meet the analysis criteria) to 5 (indicating alignment with the analysis rules). You can generate scores multiple times, adjusting and rerunning the narrative to reflect changes.
The scoring is based on the narrative and is not judged separately for text entered in each memo field. This means that if all information was entered in the Explanation of Variance field, it would be evaluated the same way as text that is segregated between Impact and Corrective Action. Additionally, there is no required field where the information must be populated.