Questions to consider: | Method(s) to use: | Action(s) to take: |
1. Who is your audience? What is their level of PM knowledge? | Any method |
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2. How does your audience like to receive information? | For detailed analyses: Use Projectivities maps (See Miles, Section 4) | Monitoring and Evaluation Tools – Miles Section 5 Decision Options – Miles Section 6 |
3. How much time does your audience have to absorb the information? | For quick analyses: Use the Initial Interview Process and/or the 4-Step Process (See Miles, Section 2) |
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4. Is your audience composed of one or more executives? | For quick analyses: Use the Initial Interview Process and/or the 4-Step Process (See Miles, Section 2) |
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5. How much time do you have to present the information? | See comments for quick and detailed analyses (above) | Monitoring and Evaluation Tools – Miles Section 5 Decision Options – Miles Section 6 |
6. How complicated is the project being (to be) evaluated? | For complicated analyses: Use Projectivities maps (See Miles, Section 4) | Monitoring and Evaluation Tools – Miles Section 5 Decision Options – Miles Section 6 |
7. How valuable is the project? To the sponsor? To your firm? | Use the Initial Interview Process and/or the 4-Step Process (See Miles, Section 2) or the 7-Step process (if working with the project team): Miles, Section 5 | Monitoring and Evaluation Tools – Miles Section 5 Decision Options – Miles Section 6 |
8. What stage is the project currently in? | Use the 7-Step Process and Miles, Section 5: Monitoring and Evaluation Tools | Monitoring and Evaluation Tools – Miles Section 5 Decision Options – Miles Section 6 |
9. Is your audience composed of project team or support staff? | Any method |
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