Delivery Focus Areas: A Project Assessment Tool

1. Delivery Focus Areas:A Project Assessment Tool

2. Objective Introduction »Introduce Delivery Focus Areas (DFA) » Discuss how PMs can utilize DFA

3. Definition Introduction 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

4. Delivery Focus Areas Introduction

5. Focus Area | Break down 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 Introduction Project Management Scope Management Explicitly define the boundaries of the breadth and depth of the scope Is the scope matrix up to date? Does it describe depth as well as breadth of the solution?

6. Focus Area | Break down 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 Introduction Stakeholders Stakeholder Expectations Set and manage expectations Do the stakeholders know, in detail, what is expected of them, their deliverables, when and why?

7. Delivery Focus Areas Introduction

8. DFA Execution Process Introduction • » 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

9. When/Where to use DFAs? Introduction »Capabilities Assessment » Project Reviews »Risk Identification » Quality Improvement »Project Kick-Off » Training Sessions » Executive Presentations » Phase Gates

10. Close Close Thank You Uday Kumar – ukumar@zolon.com