Project Learning Review LO15553

Virginia I. Shafer (vshafer@azstarnet.com)
Tue, 28 Oct 1997 12:09:21 -0700 (MST)

Replying to LO15504 --

Martin Silcock wrote:

>The areas I want to focus on are below. Can anybody add to this list?
>
>7 How well we identified the need for and goals of the project
>7 How well we planned the project at the start
>7 How well we re-planned in light of new information
>7 How well we made decisions
>7 How well we involved people in decision making
>7 How well we involved and worked with consumers and customers
>7 How well we communicated plans and decisions
>7 How well we identified potential problems
>7 How well we solved problems in the project
>7 How well we involved people in the project
>7 How well we gained commitment of people to the project
>7 How well we communicated progress to the business and other
>"stakeholders"
>7 How we could have done things quicker

Possibly it's buried in the "communicated" actions, but I would suggest
adding something about capturing your work, documenting meetings,
decisions, and the like. I'm very antibureaucratic, so I believe in
developing innovative, non-paper-intensive data gathering processes.

>The kinds of deliverable outputs I would like from the process would be
>
>7 Process Checklists
>7 New tools for problem solving
>7 New meeting formats
>
>Can anyone suggets other deliverables I should be looking for?

New methods for communicating within the organization, new tools for
capturing learning experiences, and some not so "deliverables;" i.e.,
improved communications between functional areas, an appreciation for
"walking in another's moccasins," and a reason to enjoy coming to work!

All the best for your company's success, Martin.

Cheers,

-- 

Ginger Shafer The Leadership Dimension "Bringing leadership to life!" vshafer@azstarnet.com

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