Data formats that are used to present information to the customers vary. The recommended formats that are described in the military standards are under review in most organizations. From time to time, engineering projects need to be assessed and evaluated in order to get the performance of the plans and the projects that are in progress. One of the things that are measured when measuring technical performance management (TPM) is the progress of the work. There is also the timeliness measurement that is measured in many projects. One format that can be used in measuring this parameter is graphs. The graph will present the progress of the work and whether there are any lags that are found in the work progress. This will help understand the technical aspects of the project. The use of graphs as a data format for presenting to the customers is reliable because many customers will be able to visually see the data that is presented to them.
Data is presented when there is a need to present the cost of the project against some parameters. This is where there will be the use of ratios and formulas to present the cost of the technical project that is being presented. The customer will want to know what data is there to support the spending that has been seen in the project. This will normally not be used alone. They will be used with lists and graphs. There will also be the use of arrays to show the spread of the costs that have been stated in the technical specification. There will be the use of different data formats to understand the data that is being presented to customer.
