REVIEW AND ANALYSIS: 1 – Does the customer pay on time? 2 – Was a breakeven (B/E) analysis performed? 3 – Any Corruption? fraud? 4 – Were the number (#) of customers/ potential customers determined before the project was initiated? 5 – Does the firm have a history of cost overruns? Is an overrun likely? …
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INTEGRATION: 1 – Does the organization easily reach consensus on important issues? 2 – Can this project affect other systems? 3 – Are project’s components compatible with other existing products/ services to be interfaced with? 4 – Any adverse logistical concerns (e.g., excavation, flooding) that may affect the project’s success? 5 – Has potential damage …
strong>PLANNING AND CONTROL: 1 – Project definition was complete? 2 – Project standards are established? 3 – Planning was completed and then design was begun? 4 – A work breakdown structure (WBS) exists? 5 – The WBS is effective? 6 – A control system is designed? 7 – The control system is being used? 8 …
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COMMUNICATIONS, REWARD, AND MORALE: 1 – Is there a formal method to resolve differences on the project’s scope? 2 – The contractor readily shares information with the project team? 3 – Does the contractor effectively coordinate with its vendors? 4 – Does project team have easy access to their contractor counterparts? 5 – Does the …
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PERFORMANCE: 1- Are overhead costs properly applied – and only to straight time? 2- Is scope creep occurring? 3– Is the contractor making timely delivery of deliverables? 4- Do frequent field changes have to be made to accommodate contractor flaws? 5- Does the contractor’s interface work with this project? 6- Does the contractor receive any …
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QUALITY: 1 – Has the contractor received proper instruction regarding how to do the work? 2 – Do working conditions allow for safe and productive work? 3 – Are internal controls effective? 4 – Is staff support sufficient? 5 – Is housekeeping evident? 6 – Does our firm have a good history with this contractor? …
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ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT: 1 – Were alternatives to the chosen approach considered before the current approach was finalized? 2 – Does this project fit any of the company’s stated goals? 3 – Does management remove barriers/ road blocks that impede the project? 4 – Is this project properly prioritized within the organization’s hierarchy of projects? 5 …
Corporate Culture (Con’t) 85 – Is SM/ PM conducting the project’s business in a transparent manner? (No = bad) 86 – Do any cultural “red lines” ( conduct/ practices that are not to ever be crossed) or “yellow lines” (conduct/ performance which tacitly permits/ encourages selectively ignoring rules)? (Yes = bad) 87 – Do senior/ …
CORPORATE CULTURE 1 – Do frequent turf wars break out between line and staff management? 2 – Does management have a history of rewarding teams/ individuals for superior performance? 3 – Do the firm’s members and organizations communicate openly with each other? 4 – Are projects made visible to management and to the whole organization? …
INFORMATION EXCHANGE: 85 – Is an information security plan in place to protect critical documents from unauthorized disclosure?
