5 IDENTIFY OPTIONS

   

Identify a number of different ways the project could be done

At this point it is quite likely that the end date and/or resources required and/or functionality which your project model is telling you is achievable, are not in line with what management or customers require.

If this is so, then you can use the model to see what is and what is not achievable.

  1. Identify a number of options using the four parameters mentioned in Section 4:

    • What is to be delivered (functionality)

    • When it is to be delivered (delivery date)

    • The amount of work involved in delivering it (effort)

    • The quality of what is delivered (quality)

    A review of the model will answer questions like:

    • can the job be shortened ? (Elapsed time)

    • what would be the effect of adding more people? (Effort)

    • is this job doing something which is crucial to the project? If not, could it be put into a later delivery? (Functionality)

    • what happens if this job isn't done perfectly ? (Quality)

    to make creative decisions and identify options about how best to take the project forward.

  2. Again, having the model of your project on a PC enables you to do the "what-if" analyses described above very quickly. Based on what you discover, document the different versions of your project model.

    Similarly, if you are doing this manually, modify your documentation to produce different versions.

   


How To Run Successful Projects III. The Silver Bullet
How to Run Successful Projects III: The Silver Bullet (3rd Edition)
ISBN: 0201748061
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2001
Pages: 176

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