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2. Costly, Time Consuming, Incorrect Action Avoided
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Process
Gather
Sort
Organize
Share and
Evaluate
Information
Quality Quality Quality
End Result
Project Success
Appropriate
Action Taken
Costly, Time Consuming, Incorrect Action Avoided
Input
Data
Knowledge
Experience
Judgment
Records Logs
Advice

3. The Three Phases of a Project
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The Three Phases of a Project
Definition Phase
Planning Phase
Implementation Phase

4. Project Management - Plan the Project
Work Breakdown Structure
Determine optimum sequencing of the Tasks and Deliverables
Schedule the Tasks and Deliverables/Develop the Project Plan
Responsibility Assignment Matrix
Assign Responsibility
Assign Accountability

5. Project Management
Implement the Project Plan
Define the Opportunity to Perform, Initiate Action
Monitor the Project Plan
Adjust Project Plan
Evaluate Project Results
Share learnings to all appropriate people

7. Work Breakdown Structure, Skill Requirements,
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Work Breakdown Structure, Skill Requirements,
(Responsibility Assignment Matrix and Work Sequence)

8. Future Deviation Possible Possible Cause Effect Protective Back-up
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Protect the Plan
Future Deviation
Possible Possible
Cause Effect
Protective Back-up
Action Action
Clear Signal
Before the Future After the Future Deviation
Deviation Occurs has occurred

9. Re-examine the Plan
How are the Protective Actions built into the plan?
How are the Back-up Actions set up?
How are the signals set in place? Are they automatic? If not, who will give what information to whom, when, where and in what format?
What are the start and stop dates for each step?
Will the checkpoints provide the alerts necessary for one final chance at finding hidden errors?
What new Deviation possibilities have been created by our Protective Actions?
What are we going to do to dismantle actions that are no longer needed?

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