Success Criteria for a Plan Track

The team has expended great energy planning and designing a solution. They have worked with users and stakeholders to validate designs, identify requirements, and form plans that meet the needs and expectations of everyone. Here are a few commonly observed success indicators:

• Agreement with stakeholders and the team has been obtained on the following points:

  • Solution components to be delivered

  • Key project checkpoint dates

  • How a solution will be built

• Supporting environments have been constructed.

• Change control and configuration management processes are working smoothly.

• Risk assessments have been updated.

• All designs, plans, and schedules are traced back to their origins in the functional specifications, and the functional specification are traced back to envisioning deliverables.

• Sponsor(s) and/or key stakeholders have signed off.