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UNDERSTAND WHAT
YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE
A SHARED VISION
AGREED BY THE
STRATEGIC PARTNERS
ALLOWED PARTNERS
TO WORK TOWARDS
A COMMON OBJECTIVE
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30
OF PROJECTS FAILED,
PRIMARILY DUE TO
INACCURATE VISION
OR GOALS
Source: PMI
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PROJECT TEAM
REASON, NEED,
RATIONALE
TIMESCALES
OBJECTIVES
KEY
REQUIREMENTS
CONSTRAINTS
EXPECTED
OUTCOME
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15 BILLION
FRENCH RAIL OPERATOR
SNCFS INVESTMENT
IN NEW TRAINS...
WHICH WERE TOO BIG
FOR PLATFORMS
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PROTOTYPES
INTERVIEWS
MIND MAPPING
FOCUS GROUPS
WAYS TO GATHER
REQUIREMENTS
QUESTIONNAIRES
BRAINSTORMING
GROUP
CREATIVITY
FACILITATED
WORKSHOPS
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PROJECT SCOPE
DESCRIPTION
PROJECT GOALS & OBJECTIVES
WHAT IS IN SCOPE
PROJECT
DELIVERABLES
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PROJECT
BOUNDARIES
SCOPE
STATEMENT
PROJECT
CONSTRAINTS
DELIVERABLE 1
TIME LIMITATION
DELIVERABLE 2
RESOURCE LIMITATION
DELIVERABLE 3
TECHNICAL LIMITATION
CONTRACT LIMITATION
USER
ACCEPTANCE
CRITERIA
PROCESS
CRITERIA
Develop a scope
PROJECT
ASSUMPTIONS
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12
83
OF HIGH
PERFORMERS
REPORT FREQUENT
USE OF RISK
MANAGEMENT
PRACTICES
Source: PMI
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PROJECT RISKS
TECHNICAL
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TECHNOLOGY
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
INTERNAL
EXTERNAL
RESOURCES
VENDORS
TEAM
PERFORMANCE
ATTITUDE
SUPPLIERS
SCHEDULE
RELIABILITY
AVAILABILITY
REGULATORY
METHODS
QUALITY
EXPERIENCE
CUSTOMER TEAM
EQUIPMENT
COMPLEXITY
KNOWLEDGE
FUNDING
TOOLS
EDUCATION
MARKET
FUNDING
DEPENDENCIES
CULTURE
PLAN
MANAGEMENT
Plot out the risks
Discover how to get started
ENVIRONMENT
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HI GH P OWER
KEEP SATISFIED
DONT BORE WITH MESSAGE
KEEP INFORMED
FULLY ENGAGED
GREATEST EFFORT TO SATISFY
MANAGE CLOSELY
PROJECT STAKEHOLDER
COMMUNICATION PLAN
L OW P OWE R
L OW I N T E R E S T
Plan your communications
Discover how to get started
HI GH I N TER ES T
STEP 2.
STEP 3.
STEP 4.
Take the time to find out the risks to your project. Involve your
stakeholders to draw from their collective knowledge. Look at
internal, external, technical and project management risks.
STEP 5.
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Capture requirements,
expectations and assumptions
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REFERENCES
So youve read our highlights of news stories and reports in the previous pages and want to learn more? Heres our sources:
Well done to Commonwealth Games. Audit Scotland gives its assessment
www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/docs/central/2015/nr_150312_commonwealth_games_third.pdf
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The Project Management Institute sheds light on the reasons for project failures, and the adoption of risk identification in its 2015 report
Pulse of the Profession: Capturing the value of project management
www.pmi.org/~/media/PDF/learning/pulse-of-the-profession-2015.ashx
Oops. Theres trouble on the railtracks in France. New trains are too wide for platforms, reports The Telegraph
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/10845789/French-rail-company-order-2000-trains-too-wide-for-platforms.html
The Project Management Institute points out the value of good communications for project success in the 2013 report The high cost of low
performance: the essential role of communications
www.pmi.org/~/media/PDF/Business-Solutions/The-High-Cost-Low-Performance-The-Essential-Role-of-Communications.ashx
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