Are approval levels defined for contracts and supplements to contracts?
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112. How can the value of New Train be defined?
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113. When is the estimated completion date?
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114. When are meeting minutes sent out? Who is on the distribution list?
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115. Is the New Train scope manageable?
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116. What critical content must be communicated – who, what, when, where, and how?
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117. How do you manage scope?
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118. Is there a critical path to deliver New Train results?
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119. How do you gather New Train requirements?
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120. Has anyone else (internal or external to the group) attempted to solve this problem or a similar one before? If so, what knowledge can be leveraged from these previous efforts?
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121. What gets examined?
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122. Are accountability and ownership for New Train clearly defined?
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123. What information do you gather?
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124. What is in the scope and what is not in scope?
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125. Are different versions of process maps needed to account for the different types of inputs?
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126. The political context: who holds power?
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127. Who is gathering New Train information?
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128. Has the improvement team collected the ‘voice of the customer’ (obtained feedback – qualitative and quantitative)?
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129. What sort of initial information to gather?
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130. What is the scope of the New Train effort?
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131. What are the dynamics of the communication plan?
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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 New Train 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:
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1. How frequently do you track New Train measures?
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2. Is there an opportunity to verify requirements?
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3. What is the cost of rework?
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4. Are the New Train benefits worth its costs?
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5. Has a cost center been established?
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6. What does your operating model cost?
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7. What harm might be caused?
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8. How do you prevent mis-estimating cost?
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9. Are you taking your company in the direction of better and revenue or cheaper and cost?
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10. How are costs allocated?
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11. Are you aware of what could cause a problem?
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12. What are the uncertainties surrounding estimates of impact?
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13. When should you bother with diagrams?
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14. How will effects be measured?
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15. What is the total fixed cost?
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16. How can a New Train test verify your ideas or assumptions?
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17. When are costs are incurred?
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18. How do you aggregate measures across priorities?
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19. What are the New Train key cost drivers?
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20. How sensitive must the New Train strategy be to cost?
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21. Are you able to realize
