DIRECTION ANALYSIS: 1 – Was the big 4 stated?
2 – Were previous lessons learned reviewed in relation to this project?
3 – Were the project’s expectations stated from the beginning?
4 – Is senior management willing to accept changes that PM brings?
5 – Did management reach a consensus as to how to proceed?
6 – Is flexibility built into the scope of the project?
7 – Does management have the resolve to see projects through to completion while they are under performing?
8 – Did management tell the project manager to prepare a plan?
9 – Are all of the project’s deliverables defined?
10–Is a formal project methodology in place with the company?
11–Was/is the plan abandoned under pressure? 12–Did the team set the project deadline (good)
or did management (bad)?
13–Did this project get benchmarked against other successful projects?
14-Was a whole plan developed?
15–Were the next steps determined?
16–Has a project chain of command been set?
17–Has a project manager been chosen?
18–Is there a project champion for this project?
19–Has/will management committed / commit to this project?
20–Are there any competing objectives that must be resolved before proceeding?
21–Are there resources available to complete this project?
22–Is management’s leadership style conducive to effective project management?
23–Does senior mgmt respond quickly to change?
24–Did the project manager and project team receive PM training before being assigned to the project?
25–Are/were objectives clearly defined?
26 –Is re-planning now required?
27–Does management inspire the project manager / team?
28–Did/does senior management/ project manager attempt to predict some unpredictable events?
29–Has team/PM informed senior management what they need?
30–Has/ does PM/ team inform senior management how they would like to be led?
31–Does senior management/ PM/ team know what motivates (their what’s in it for me WIIFM) the next lowest level?
32–Have PM/team determined the tasks required to complete the project?
33–Did PM/team reverse engineer the project (via its WBS) to get a clear idea of the steps required to successfully complete the project?
34–Is/was the project broken down into phases?
35 –Any executive confusion at a critical point in the project? (Yes = bad)
36–Does SM/ PM use monthly project data to adjust the project’s strategy? (Yes = good)
37–Is the organization highly process driven? Do flow charts, etc exist to simplify explanations? (No = bad)
38–Is it clear how the project leadership will meet its goals? (Yes = good)
39-Does/ has SM/ PM convene to evaluate project’s effectiveness (eg. what’s been accomplished? What’s going right/ wrong? Possible corrective actions)?
40-Should PM be concentrated on any specific portions of the project’s activities?
41-Does firm have confidence that the project will take it into the future? (No = bad)
42-Do critical departments have effective direction? (No = bad)
43-Does SM participate in monthly performance meetings? (Yes = good)
44-Are monthly meetings being performed, using a formal checklist? (Yes = good)
45-Does the project or any of its tasks require an extreme amount of courage to perform? Does the SM/ PM/ task/ team leader exhibit the required courage to lead their people? (Yes = good)
46-Does the senior leadership team exhibit cohesive leadership (on the same page)? (Yes = good)
47-Can/Does PM see which activities need to be done, the order to perform them, and if the activities are on-track for an on-time completion? (No = bad)
48-Has SM/PM set a vision for this project? Can they explain what success will look like? (No = bad)
49-Is PM focusing on the right things at the right time? (Yes = good)
50-Can this product/ project/ service be delivered as originally promised? (Yes = good)
51-Is SM/ PM/ PT comfortable working in an innovative environment (e.g., possibly many failures/ investment of resources/ desired outcome may not happen?) (Yes = good)
52-Can SM/PM articulate a general understanding of what the strategy is/ the objectives are and the direction the project’s heading in?  (Yes = good)
53-Is PM willing to go out to the ‘shop floor’ to perform mundane tasks in a ‘all hands on deck’ (critical) situation? (Yes = good)
54-Does the project plan map out all of the critical activities? (Yes = good)
55-Are the quantities completed wildly off the mark from the quantities originally promised? (Yes = blue)
56-Based on the project’s completion to-date, is there a realistic/ clear path to success? (No = blue)
57-Does management have more questions than answers – regarding next steps? (Yes = blue)