1. A method for analyzing, in a processing apparatus, the progress of a project against with respect to a plurality of predetermined project parameters comprising the steps of : storing in the processing apparatus for a predetermined list of parameters and planned values for successive times, said project parameters and planned values related to at least one of lines of code, product requirements, and staff requirements; storing in the processing apparatus measured values of each of the project parameters measured at successive times; statistically analyzing in the processing apparatus the measured values of the project parameters and the corresponding values of the predetermined project parameters thereby to identify a set of output functions including generating at least one correlation for one pair of project parameters on the predetermined list and generating variances of the measured value from the planned value for each parameter over time; and displaying each output function including each correlation as information from which an evaluation of the project progress may be obtained.