A Complex Problem: 
The ability to determine project performance through metric charts and reports is a critical project management requirement. Although the need to have this information on-demand is paramount, rarely does a manager have this capability. It often takes hours or even days to develop metric charts and performance reports. Even then, the results depicted are subjective rather than directly source driven. The standard for project management performance information must meet the requirements for on-demand delivery and analysis. It should always be formulated from actual data

Simple Solution: PIM Toolbox
PIM Toolbox offers the ability to obtain metric charts and performance reports from Microsoft® Project, on-demand. Some of the key reports and charts provided by PIM Toolbox include those for Milestone Trends, Schedule Performance metrics, various types of Team performance metric charts, inter-organizational identification of hand-offs, and tracing of milestone support activities. The capability of PIM Toolbox to instantly transform data into management information allows managers to catch project issues before they become problems. Management will never wait on charts from old data again.

Produces a variety of Metric related reports directly from MS Project, including:
  • Milestone Trends
  • Team Performance
  • Milestone Progress reports, at team and project level
  • Presentation quality critical path chart can be generated for any measurable milestone
PIMSOL : Providing the project management team with an information source that performs a proactive role in quickly identifying areas of concern and managing by exception.