| General: General metrics are those used to verify scheduling information in general. | G001 | Project ID | Is there a special project identifier for each project? | PMI (2011), OFPC (2011), GAO (2012) and Han et al. (2017) |
| G002 | Project name | Does a project have a special name? | OFPC (2011), PMI (2011) and Han et al. (2017) |
| G003 | Task ID (unique) | (Number of tasks using different task I.D.s)/(total number of tasks) | OFPC (2011), PMI (2011), GAO (2012) and Han et al. (2017) |
| G004 | Task name (unique) | (Number of tasks having unique names)/(total number of tasks) | OFPC (2011), GAO (2012), NDIA (2016) and Han et al. (2017) |
| G005 | Task name (descriptive name) | (Number of tasks having descriptive names)/(total number of tasks) | OFPC (2011), GAO (2012), NDIA (2016) and Han et al. (2017) |
| G006 | WBS element ID/reference | (Number of tasks having a WBS ID)/(total number of tasks) | PMI (2011), GAO (2012), OFPC (2011) and Han et al. (2017) |
| G007 | Starting/finishing tasks on weekends or holidays | (Number of tasks starting or ending on a weekend or holiday)/(total number of tasks) | OFPC (2011), GAO (2012) and Han et al. (2017) |
| G008 | LOE task | (Number of LOE tasks on the critical path)/(total number of tasks) | DOD (2005), GAO (2012) and Han et al. (2017) |
| Milestones: Milestones are metrics used to verify information about milestones. | M001 | Milestone definition | (Number of detail tasks)/(total number of milestones) | GAO (2012) |
| Duration: The duration category includes the measurements for verifying duration data. | D001 | High duration | (Number of tasks whose durations are longer than 44 working days)/(total number of tasks) | DOD (2005), PMI (2011), GAO (2012), NDIA (2016) and Han et al. (2017) |
| Calendar: The metrics used to verify submitted to the calendar are classified as a calendar. | C001 | Project calendar | Is a project calendar available? | PMI (2011), GAO (2012), NDIA (2016) and Han et al. (2017) |
| C002 | Holidays | Do project calendars include holidays and exceptions? | OFPC (2011), GAO (2012), NDIA (2016) and Han et al. (2017) |
| Logic: The metrics for verifying data pertaining to logic in a schedule are classified as logic. | L001 | Basic relationship (missing predecessor or successor) | (Number of tasks missing a pre-decessor or successor)/(total number of tasks) | DOD (2005), OFPC (2011), PMI (2011) and NDIA (2016) |
| L002 | Basic relationship (missing predecessor and successor) | (Number of tasks missing a predecessor and successor)/(total number of tasks) | DOD (2005, 2012), CVEM (2008), NAV (2010), OFPC (2011), PMI (2011), DCMA (2012), GAO (2012) and NDIA (2016) |
| L003 | Percentage of tasks on the critical path | (Number of activities on the critical path)/(total number of activities) | DOD (2005) and Han et al. (2017) |
| Float: The measurements used to verify information about float fall under this category. | F001 | High total float | (Number of activities over 44 working days total float)/(total number of activities) | DOD (2005), GAO (2012), NDIA (2016) and Han et al. (2017) |
| Lag: Lag metrics are defined as measurements used to verify information about lag. | La001 | Long lags | (Quantity of lags >30 working days)/(total number of links between activities) | DOD (2005) and Han et al. (2017) |
