This is a working paper to describe the state of development of the manuscript 'TrueValueMetrics - Making Management Work'. A very large amount of 'almost' relevant material has been compiled over a period of many years, and bringing it 'up-to-date' is a big job. One step in keeping control of this work is to identify subject areas that need to be addressed. Another is to highlight the writings that are 'out-of-date' and no longer 'fit-for-purpose'.

• 1-1 About Peter Burgess 5
• 1-2 Context … The World We Live In 9
• 1-3 Pursuit of Happiness 12
• 1-4 The Sustainable Society 16
• 1-5 Why True Value Metrics Is Needed? 20
• 1-6 What Impact? 22

• 2-1 What Is TVM ... True Value Metrics? 28
• 2-2 Data and the Decision Cycle 34
• 2-3 Structure for Data and Analysis 41
• 2-4 Reporting 46

• 3-1 Characteristics of TVM Data 51
• 3-2 Basic Dataflow 55
• 3-3 Easy Data 60
• 3-4 Some Data Distinctions 62
• 3-5 Qualitative Information 65
• 3-6 Quantitative Information 68
• 3-7 Money Numbers 70
• 3-8 Value Numbers 74
• 3-9 Where … The Spatial Attribute 78
• 3-10 When … The Time Attribute 81
• 3-11 Source … The Validity of Data 83
• 3-12 Other Matters To Consider 85

• 4-1 Analysis 88
• 4-2 Analysis About Cost, Price and Value 91
• 4-3 Analysis of the Value Chain 97
• 4-4 Sustainability Analysis 103
• 4-5 Spatial Analysis 105
• 4-6 Time Analysis 106
• 4-7 Variance Analysis 108
• 4-8 Cause and Effect 111
• 4-9 Drill-Down and Roll-Up 114
• 4-10 Data for Decisions 119
• 4-11 Analysis for Oversight 122
• 4-12 Analysis for Planning 125
• 4-13 Analysis About Needs 130
• 4-14 Analysis About Resources 133
• 4-15 Behavior of Cost and Value 137

• 5-1 State 141
• 5-2 Progress 147
• 5-3 Performance 152
• 5-4 Money Cost / Value Consumption 157
• 5-5 Money Revenue / Value Creation 165
• 5-6 Money Profit … Value Adding/Destruction 168