Projects
DIY Quick Health Check
Project
Definition
What are we trying to do?
Why are we trying to do it? |
Project Management
Is there an individual responsible for the
whole project?
Is there a plan?
Does the project have a written confirmed priority within
the organisation?
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Project Team
Does everyone working on the project know
the objectives?
Does everyone know and accept their
responisibilities?
Is anyone re-writing the Terms of Refernece without the
Project Manager's approval? |
Project Communication
Does everyone associated with the project know the
following?
- Who is the project manager?
- Who is the project director?
- Who is in the team?
- Who is the customer/user?
- Who are the support staff?
- Where are the plan and project status reports
kept?
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The DIY Quick Health Check for Projects
will help any project - be it a major IT investment or planning a family
holiday.
Project Management is a very powerful
tool which we all practice to some extent every day (perhaps without even
realising it). However, projects frequently run into problems - the vast
majority of which can be avoided by knowing the answers to the DIY Quick Helath
Check questions.
These are the questions a project
consultant will work through during an initial project assessment. If you find
this useful or have any questions you think should be changed or added to the
Health Check - please let us know.
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