Resource smoothing clearly defined?
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105. What was the context?
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106. Who defines (or who defined) the rules and roles?
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107. Is Resource smoothing linked to key stakeholder goals and objectives?
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108. Are approval levels defined for contracts and supplements to contracts?
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109. How did the Resource smoothing manager receive input to the development of a Resource smoothing improvement plan and the estimated completion dates/times of each activity?
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110. What baselines are required to be defined and managed?
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111. What are the Roles and Responsibilities for each team member and its leadership? Where is this documented?
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112. Is there a critical path to deliver Resource smoothing results?
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113. What is a worst-case scenario for losses?
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114. Has a Resource smoothing requirement not been met?
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115. Are all requirements met?
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116. How do you gather requirements?
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117. What are the dynamics of the communication plan?
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118. What specifically is the problem? Where does it occur? When does it occur? What is its extent?
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119. Are required metrics defined, what are they?
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120. What Resource smoothing services do you require?
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121. What are the requirements for audit information?
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122. Has everyone on the team, including the team leaders, been properly trained?
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123. Is the improvement team aware of the different versions of a process: what they think it is vs. what it actually is vs. what it should be vs. what it could be?
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124. Has a project plan, Gantt chart, or similar been developed/completed?
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125. What is the context?
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126. What information do you gather?
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127. When is the estimated completion date?
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128. What are the compelling stakeholder reasons for embarking on Resource smoothing?
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129. Is the scope of Resource smoothing defined?
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130. How was the ‘as is’ process map developed, reviewed, verified and validated?
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131. How will variation in the actual durations of each activity be dealt with to ensure that the expected Resource smoothing results are met?
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Add up total points for this section: _____ = Total points for this section
Divided by: ______ (number of statements answered) = ______ Average score for this section
Transfer your score to the Resource smoothing Index at the beginning of the Self-Assessment.
CRITERION #3: MEASURE:
INTENT: Gather the correct data. Measure the current performance and evolution of the situation.
In my belief, the answer to this question is clearly defined:
5 Strongly Agree
4 Agree
3 Neutral
2 Disagree
1 Strongly Disagree
1. How can you measure Resource smoothing in a systematic way?
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2. Is there an opportunity to verify requirements?
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3. What potential environmental factors impact the Resource smoothing effort?
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4. Which measures and indicators matter?
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5. Have you included everything in your Resource smoothing cost models?
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6. How are costs allocated?
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7. What are allowable costs?
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8. Are there competing Resource smoothing priorities?
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9. What is an unallowable cost?
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10. Are missed Resource smoothing opportunities costing your organization money?
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11. How do you measure success?
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12. Why do the measurements/indicators matter?
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