delivery focus areas: a project assessment tool

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Delivery Focus Areas:A Project Assessment Tool

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Objective

» Introduce Delivery Focus Areas (DFA)

» Discuss how PMs can utilize DFA

Introduction


Definition

The Delivery Focus Areas help teams to break down the aspects of an engagement into four major areas, so as to

evaluate the key aspects of the engagement to assess where they are and identify major risks

Introduction


Delivery Focus AreasIntroduction


Focus Area | Break downIntroduction

Level 1: There are four major focus areas

Level 2: Each focus area is broken into the sub-areas

Level 3: Each sub-area comprises a set of best practices

Level 4: A set of questions helps determine if the best practice is being used

Is the scope matrix up to date? Does it describe depth as well as breadth of the solution?

Project Management

Scope Management

Explicitly define the boundaries of the breadth and

depth of the scope


Focus Area | Break downIntroduction

Level 1: There are four major focus areas

Level 2: Each focus area is broken into the sub-areas

Level 3: Each sub-area comprises a set of best practices

Level 4: A set of questions helps determine if the best practice is being used

Do the stakeholders know, in detail, what is expected of them, their deliverables, when and why?

Stakeholders

Stakeholder Expectations

Set and manage expectations


Delivery Focus AreasIntroduction


DFA Execution ProcessIntroduction

» Mode of Execution – •Verbal quiz

•Handout/Questionnaire

•Online Surveys

» Audience –•Team

•Track/Sub-team

•Select group

» Frequency –•One time

•Weekly/Bi-weekly

•Phase driven

Collect Evaluate Assess Identify


When/Where to use DFAs?Introduction

» Capabilities Assessment

» Project Reviews

» Risk Identification

» Quality Improvement

» Project Kick-Off

» Training Sessions

» Executive Presentations

» Phase Gates


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Thank YouUday Kumar – [email protected]

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