Project Readiness Assessment Workshop Gregory Kiefer, President & CEO Doug Robbins, Senior PM
Quick Workshop Overview Short Presentation on Project Readiness Break into 5 groups of 10 Facilitate case study discussions with each team (15 minutes) Short presentation by each team (<5 minutes each) Wrap up
Thank You Workshop Facilitators Kenny Moore, CDPH Chi Emodi, FI$Cal Fresh Air Consortium Case study Chi Emodi, FI$Cal City of Drones Hali Reyes, Executive Director, CalWIN/WCDS Oregon Oversight Agency Jenny Kennedy, Data Processing Manager, Information Services, DOF Retire Rich Tomorrow Corporation Doug Robbins & Greg Kiefer Hoosier Lottery
Agenda Advertisement Project Readiness Assessment Workshop Steps for participants Case studies Conduct review with team Team Presentations
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Project Readiness Assessment Risk Management PMBOK Risk Definition: A PMBOK Risk is an uncertain event or condition that, if it occurs, has a positive or negative effect on the project’s objectives.
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Project Readiness Assessment Purpose for assessing the client’s readiness to begin work: is to ensure that the project team will have the best opportunity to achieve project success by performing an informal risk assessment prior to kickoff.
Establishing a Process It is important to establish and complete processes to ensure project success. Why is this type of an assessment an important step? Kenny Moore CDPH ITSD Planning and Project Management Branch
Project Readiness Assessment Project Delivery Summit 2015 Project Readiness Assessment PRA Topics List contains prompts, often phrased as questions, to guide the client conversation. They are organized into the following categories: Project success Scope Business and political environment Business Processes Client Responsibilities Internal Factors People Kiefer Consulting, Inc.
Project Readiness Assessment Project Success (200 Points) Prompt Response How do we know when we are done? What does done look like? Sponsor and Steering committee: Who will be involved and how often? Resistance to change: Are there influential people who are not supporting the projects objectives? When was the last time you implemented a project/technology that required organizational change? How was it received? Mutual risk and mutual benefit. How committed is your organization to making this a win/win? We estimated the work effort to deliver the solution is x duration, how will you work with us to ensure that we stay within that budget? How would you define a successful ‘partnership’?
Project Readiness Assessment Summary Category Assessment Points Maximum Possible Project success 200 Scope 100 Business and political environment Business Processes Client Responsibilities Internal Factors People Total Points 900 Success Probability (Assessment/Maximum Points) %
Project Readiness Assessment Success Probability Success Probability Project Manager to Client Conversation 100% Go >80% 75%-79% 60%-74% <60%
Case Studies Fresh Air Consortium City of Drones Oregon Oversight Agency Retire Rich Tomorrow Corporation Hoosier Lottery
Project Readiness Assessment PRA WORKSHOP 5 TEAMS Identify a spokesperson Identify a scribe Will Provide handouts A Facilitator will be assigned to your team (15 minutes) Complete your Assessment Prepare brief summary Present findings to the audience (5 min max per team)
Project Readiness Assessment TEAM PRESENTATIONS
Project Readiness Assessment WRAP - UP