вторник, 26 юли 2011 г.

HOW DO WE INCREASE THE PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS FOR A PROJECT?

Recently I came across an article about increasing probability of success for a project. I discussed it with a colleague of mine and he showed the following list of questions to me, which he usually uses to help him increase the probability of success for his projects:
  1. Why do we need this project?
  2. How does this project link into our business strategy?
  3. What do key stakeholders say about this project?
  4. Who will deliver this project?
  5. Do we have the skills to deliver this project?
  6. How do you know?
  7. Do we need to create an overall structure for this project – a plan that will help project delivery?
  8. Do we need to spend time analyzing whether we should be working on this project?
  9. What are we going to deliver?
  10. What are the true business benefits?
  11. What are the risks involved in delivering this project?
  12. What is our communications strategy for this project and how will this be managed?
  13. What will success look like and what will failure look like?
  14. Does this project link to any others and if yes, how?
  15. Do we need to ensure that anyone involved in this project is full time or is part time OK?
  16. If full time, what arrangements are needed to reallocate their work? If part time, what elements of work will be delegated or simply stopped?
  17. What arrangements need to be put in place to ensure that this project will be effectively monitored and controlled? (See question 6)
  18. What arrangements will need to be put in place to ensure that changes to the project will be effectively managed?
  19. What arrangements will be made to ensure that a realistic budget will be developed and monitored (time and cost)
  20. How are we going to identify and share the learning in this project
  21. Can I get some project management training?
  22. What’s my role in this project?
  23. What training will be needed for the project team?
  24. How can we develop a strong project team
  25. How will the project team members be selected?
Probably there are many more questions that could be asked – if you think of some more, then do let me know.

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