by Mark Davison
December 13. 2011 17:13
Project Lessons Learned – Part 2
Project Execution and Delivery
Almost all of our projects benefit from looking backward over the project life cycle to see what we’ve learned. In this post I want to share some questions that can be asked about the execution and delivery aspects of a project. The answers can provide insights into what to do/not do on the next project.
- Did the project stick to its original goals?
- How manageable were changes in direction?
- How well managed were project baselines around scope, time and budget?
- How well were design changes managed?
- How well were risks managed?
- How well were issues managed?
- Was progress tracked against baselines?
- How frequently was progress reported? To whom?
- How well were internal resources managed? How were they held accountable for accomplishments and deliverables? Did they meet requirements for budget, schedule, quality and performance?
- How well were contracted vendors managed? How were they held accountable for accomplishments and deliverables? Did they meet requirements for budget, schedule, quality and performance?
- How well were stakeholders satisfied?
- How well did the deliverables and results satisfy the requirements, goals and objectives?