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Overview
Project Number
Project Purpose
Project SponsorProject Manager
Tracking Project Progress
Contract Administration
Planning Activities
Estimating Activities
Human Resources
Quality Management
Inspections
Procurement Procurement Planning
The EPO project management checklists are intended to assist the project manager in planning, executing
and controlling projects. The checklists consist of Yes/No questions based on the knowledge areas in the
PMBOK 2004 edition. If the answer to a question is No, review the explanation provided and consider
what needs to be done in your organization or on your project to move to a Yes answer. Suggested EPO e-
Books and Templates are identified to facilitate the change from No to Yes answers.
Managing Issues & Changes
Closing the Project
Planning the Scope
The content list below can be used to jump to a selected topic.
PMBOK Knowledge Area Project Management Topic
Obtaining Project ApprovalIntegrationInitiating the Project
Sponsoring DepartmentPerforming Department
Project Management Checklist
Project Informat ion
Project Name
Scope
Time
Communications
Monitoring Project Costs
Cost Estimating Project CostsEstablishing the Budget
Stakeholder Identification
Quality
Risk Risk Identification
Evaluating Bids & Proposals
Risk Assessment
Risk Response Planning
Planning the Work
Reporting Project Status
Communications Planning
Testing
Developing the Schedule
Monitoring the Schedule
Human Resource Planning
Managing the Team
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Integration
Question Y/N Explanation EPO Template EPO e-book
Is there a well-defined process to
identify potential projects?
The first step in the project approval process is the
identification of potential projects. This can be part of a
strategic or annual planning process or triggered by some
external business event.
Potential Project
Identification
Project Prioritization
& Approval
Has a project sponsor been identified
for each potential project?
The project sponsor is a key interface between the project
team and senior management. Project sponsors are often
responsible for providing resources and setting direction for
the project.
Potential Project
Identification
Project Prioritization
& Approval
Does a screening & prioritization
process exist for potential projects?
The needs of potential projects will often surpass the
available resources and finances. Prioritization will establish
the relative importance of competing projects and screen out
projects will low importance or poor benefits.
Potential Project
Identification, Project
Priority & Approval
Project Prioritization
& Approval
Are potential projects prioritized by
business management prior to
approval?
Prioritization is not an approval process; rather it is a
screening and ranking process. The output from
prioritization is a list of projects that have been ranked
according to their relative importance.
Project Priority &
Approval
Project Prioritization
& Approval
Does a Project Approval Committee
exist to review and approve projects?Project prioritization should be done by department
managers and division Vice Presidents. Project approvals
are obtained from executives who belong to a Project
Approval Committee.
Project Business
Case, Project
Priority & Approval
Project Prioritization
& Approval
Is a business case prepared for each
project approval?The Project Business Case describes the project costs and
benefits to enable a business decision whether or not to
proceed with the project.
Project Business
Case
Project Prioritization
& Approval
Is a business need assessment
conducted for each potential project?The Business Need Assessment provides an analysis of the
high level business requirement being addressed by the
project and an opportunity to comment on the relative
importance of the project.
Project Business
Case
Project Prioritization
& Approval
Is a cost/benefit analysis completed
for each project?
The cost benefit analysis is performed to determine if the
benefits of completing the project outweigh the costs of
performing the work
Cost Benefit
Analysis
Project Prioritization
& Approval
Are objective criteria such as Return
on Investment (ROI) or payback
period used to prioritize and approve
projects?
Return on Investment (ROI) is a percentage based on the
net income from a project divided by the costs of the project.
The payback period for a project is the time it takes for the
benefits of a project to repay its costs.
Cost Benefit
Analysis
Project Prioritization
& Approval
Are project approvals based on
business, financial and technical
criteria?The Project Approval Committee (or a similar group of
senior management) needs to balance the business,
financial and technical criteria from a corporate perspective
when granting approvals to proposed projects
Project Business
Case
Project Prioritization
& Approval
Has a Project Charter been prepared? The Project Charter is the document that formally
acknowledges the existence of the project. It may beprepared by the Project Sponsor, the Project Manager, or as
a collaborative effort.
Project Charter Project Initiation &
Scope Planning
Are project assumptions
documented?
Assumptions are conditions upon which the project is based.
They often involve a degree of risk and express situations
that the project may encounter. These assumptions must be
communicated to project stakeholders and confirmed where
required.
Constraints &
Assumptions
Checklist
Project Initiation &
Scope Planning
Have project constraints been
documented?
Constraints are restrictions that will impact project
management options. Because these constraints will limit
the project management approaches or alternatives
available, it is imperative that both Project Sponsor and
Project Manager share an understanding of these limitations
Constraints &
Assumptions
Checklist
Project Initiation &
Scope Planning
Has the Project Manager beenassigned and his/her authority
defined?
The Project Manager should be assigned prior to projectinitiation and his/her authority should be defined and agreed
to by the project sponsor.
Project Charter Project Initiation &Scope Planning
Project Management Checklist
Obtain ing Project Approval
Init iat ing the Project
Tracking Project Progress
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Integration
Are project team tracking meetings
held to monitor progress and discuss
issues?
Project team tracking meetings should be held on a regular
basis to discuss progress on activities and status of high
priority risks and open issues, changes and decisions.
Team Tracking
Meeting
Project Tracking
Do project team members report time
spent on project activities?
Time reports should be completed on a regular basis (daily
or weekly) by team members and reviewed by team leads or
the project manager.
Time Report,
Tracking View
Project Tracking
Is there a process in place to manage
project issues?
An issue is a situation that occurs outside the control of the
project team that must be resolved in order for progress to
continue. In most cases, the issue must be resolved by a
certain date or there will be an adverse affect on the project
deliverables, target dates or costs. The resolution to the
issue needs to be documented and understood by all parties
affected.
Project Issue,
Change
Management Log
Issue & Change
Management
Is a formal change management
process used on the project?
Change is a constant on projects; it is a reality of project
management. Changes require deviations from project plan
and can impact project scope, cost or schedule. The
changes must be handled through five Change Management
processes: identification, evaluation, recommendation,
approval, and incorporation.
Change Request,
Change
Management Log
Issue & Change
Management
Does a Project Steering Committee
exist to help manage issues and
changes?
The Project Steering Committee consists of various project
stakeholders. The specific make up of the Project Steering
Committee will vary from project to project and will depend
on a number of factors
Project Steering
Committee
Stakeholder
Management
Is there a process in place to escalate
important project decisions?
The Project Manager, in conjunction with the project team
and/or Project Steering Committee will have to make
important decisions during the project that will affect its
outcome. In some cases the decision will be made by the
project team and communicated to those affected. In other
cases, the decision will be escalated to the Project Steering
Committee for approval.
Decision Request,
Change
Management Log
Issue & Change
Management
Is there a process in place to escalate
project action items?
In response to decisions or issue resolutions, actions may
be required. Actions are not to be confused with plannedtasks or activities in the project schedule. Actions are
unforeseen tasks undertaken to bring the project back into
alignment with baseline project plan.
Action Item,
Change
Management Log
Issue & Change
Management
Have lessons learned from the project
been documented for future projects
Project lessons describe what worked well on the project.
This will provide an opportunity to carry these successes
over to future projects. Challenges and opportunities
encountered on the project provide recommendations for
improvement on future projects.
Project Closure
Report
Project Review &
Closure
Has an assessment of the overall
project been conducted?
The purpose of the project review is to:
Assess the project management techniques used on the
project and recommend changes where applicable,
Review the application of the organizations project
management framework and identify improvements to theframework based on lessons learned on projects,
Assess the feasibility of continuing with the project (or
program) and provide validation to terminate the project if
necessary.
Project Review
Report, Project
Closure Report
Project Review &
Closure
Has a review of the project business
case been conducted?
The purpose of the business case review is to compare the
achievement of business objectives and project benefits with
what was originally forecast
Project Closure
Report
Project Review &
Closure
Has the project team provided an
assessment of challenges and
successes from their perspective?
The Project Team Review section should be completed by
the team and submitted to the project reviewers for inclusion
in the Project Closure Report
Project Closure
Report
Project Review &
Closure
Has a review of the technology and
lifecycle processes been conducted?
The technical review focuses on the technology and lifecycle
processes used on the project.Project Closure
Report
Project Review &
Closure
Managing Issues & Changes
Closing the Project
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Scope
Question Y/N Explanation EPO Template EPO e-book
Have project objectives and critical
success factors been identified?
Project objectives are the goals of the project. Critical
success factors (CSF) are the project objectives that mustbe met for the project to be considered successful.
Project Scope
Statement
Project Initiation &
Scope Planning
Have scope inclusion and exclusion
criteria been identified?
Inclusion and exclusion criteria identify the specific
deliverables, products, and services to be provided by the
project and explicitly define the items to be excluded from
the project. This will define the scope boundary from both
Project Scope
Statement
Project Initiation &
Scope Planning
Has the project strategy been defined
and agreed to by the project sponsor?
The project strategy defines the approach to be followed on
the project. It should clarify the methods, techniques and
tools to be used.
Project Scope
Statement
Project Initiation &
Scope Planning
Has a scope management matrix
been prepared and agreed to by the
project sponsor?
The scope management matrix identifies the relative
priorities of the three dimensions of the triple constraint
(time, cost, and product).
Scope Management
Plan
Project Initiation &
Scope Planning
Has a scope stability assessment
been prepared?
An assessment of the project scope stability will indicate the
likelihood that the project scope may change and thepotential magnitude of such a change.
Scope Management
Plan
Project Initiation &
Scope Planning
Has a scope change management
approach been prepared?Successful change management on a project starts with an
agreement on the methods to be followed to identify and
evaluate changes.
Scope Management
Plan
Project Initiation &
Scope Planning
Has a project Work Breakdown
Structure (WBS) been prepared?
The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) provides an initial
decomposition of project deliverables into smaller packages
of work to support planning and estimating activities
Work Package,
WBS Planning
View
Work Breakdown
Structure
Planning
Have project Work Packages been
prepared and assigned?
Work packages are discreet units of work that are assigned
to individuals, teams, or external contractors. They can be
used to subdivide the work according to discipline or to
prescribe a deliverable to be completed by a contractor
Work Package,
WBS Assignment
View
Work Breakdown
Structure
Planning
Project Management Checklist
Planning the Scope
Planning the Work
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Time
Question Y/N Explanation EPO Template EPO e-book
Has a project activity list been
prepared?
The activity list is an extension of the WBS and identifies all
the activities required to produce WBS deliverables.
Activity Plan, Activity
Planning View
Activity Planning &
Estimating
Does each project activity have a
tangible deliverable?
The activity name should consist of an action verb (produce,
prepare, develop, install, etc) and an object of that verb that
names the activity deliverable
Activity Plan, Activity
Planning View
Activity Planning &
Estimating
Has a project network diagram been
created?
The activity sequencing is shown using a Project Network
Diagram which illustrates how the project activities will flow
from beginning to end. It is created by establishing the
dependencies among project deliverables
Activity Plan, Activity
Sequencing View
Activity Scheduling
Have activity dependencies been
established?Dependencies can be mandatory (based on required
completion of deliverables) or discretionary (based on
preferred sequence of activities).
Activity Plan, Activity
Sequencing View
Activity Scheduling
Have activity duration and effort
estimates been prepared?
Activity estimates have two components:
Duration estimates (in days) provide an indication of how
long a task will take and are used for critical path
scheduling.
Effort estimates (in hours) are used to determine the
amount of work (by each resource) required to produce a
deliverable. Effort estimates are variable by resource and
will be used when resource leveling the project schedule.
Both duration and effort estimates need to be done for each
activity.
Activity Plan, Activity
Estimating View
Activity Planning &
Estimating
Have PERT duration estimating
techniques been used?
Using PERT estimating, three duration estimates are
prepared for each activity: optimistic (O), pessimistic (P) andmost likely (M).
Activity Plan, Activity
Estimating View
Activity Planning &
Estimating
Have resource effort estimates been
prepared for each activity?
The effort required to perform an activity is dependent on the
resources assigned. Because effort is variable by resource,
it should be estimated for each resource assigned to an
activity.
Activity Plan, Activity
Estimating View
Activity Planning &
Estimating
Has the project critical path been
identified?
The critical path is defined as the sequence of activities with
the longest duration. The critical path activities should be
associated with production of important project deliverables
and not support tasks.
Activity Scheduling
View
Activity Scheduling
Have resource leveling techniques
been applied to the project schedule?
Resource leveling is necessary when:
One resource is assigned to multiple activities and their
over allocation must be leveled out by extending the duration
of some activities. Too many activities are assigned to one resource and
some activities must be transferred to other resources.
Multiple resources (with varying availability) are assigned to
one activity.
There are times in the schedule when resources are not
fully occupied and will need work. Activity dependencies
can be shifted to level off peaks and fill in valleys of resource
usage
Activity Plan,
Resource Leveling
View
Activity Scheduling
Have duration compression
techniques been applied to the project
schedule?
To meet fixed end dates, the duration of the project critical
path may need to be shortened. This duration compression
can be accomplished through fast tracking or crashing the
schedule.
Activity Scheduling
View
Activity Scheduling
Have schedule milestones been
established?
Schedule milestones (evenly distributed throughout the
schedule) are established for status tracking and reporting Activity SchedulingView Activity Scheduling
Has a baseline project schedule been
established?
A project baseline provides a foundation for tracking &
reporting and managing the effects of change.
Activity Scheduling
View
Activity Scheduling
Project Management Checklist
Planning Activi t ies
Estimating Activi t ies
Developing the Schedule
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Time
Has a schedule management plan
been prepared?
The Schedule Management Plan describes how the PMBOK
time management processes will be carried out on the
project
Schedule
Management Plan
Project Schedule
Management
Is progress tracked and the schedule
updated on a regular basis?
Updating the schedule on a regular basis enables
forecasting:
Finish dates of activities started or already in progress, Estimated start dates of activities not yet started
Schedule Update
View
Project Schedule
Management
Have schedule variance thresholds
been established?
Schedule variance reporting procedures should include:
Frequency of reporting schedule variances
Responsibility for explaining schedule variances,
Variance thresholds that will trigger explanation.
Schedule
Management Plan
Project Schedule
Management
Are procedures in place to re-
establish the schedule baseline?
Approved change requests can be incorporated into the
project baselines. A new baseline schedule and/or project
budget (depending on the nature of the change) is
established
Schedule
Management Plan
Project Schedule
Management
Moni tor ing the Schedule
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Cost
Question Y/N Explanation EPO Template EPO e-book
Has a project cost estimate been
prepared?
Project cost estimates provide senior management
stakeholders with the financial information to:
Compare costs of potential projects competing for
approval,
Compare the costs of an initiative to the tangible benefits
associated with delivery,
Determine the financial commitment required to complete
the project,
Reliable project cost estimates are essential when managing
the expectations of funding authority stakeholders.
Project Cost
Estimate
Project Estimating &
Budgeting
Have estimates been prepared for
labor, equipment, supplies, expenses
and financing costs to be incurred by
the project?
Project estimates and budgets are both based on the project
accounts which, in turn, must be tied to the corporate
financial Chart of Accounts. The structure of the financial
chart of accounts will vary from one organization to another
Project Cost
Estimate, Project
Budget
Project Estimating &
Budgeting
Have estimating assumptions been
recorded?
Estimating assumptions should be documented for
reference during cost control and to help support the
management of risks, issues and changes.
Project Cost
Estimate
Project Estimating &
Budgeting
Has a budget been established for
cost tracking and control?The project budget, which forms the baseline for cost
control, is a time phased distribution of project costs. An
estimate becomes a budget when costs are allocated to time
phases (usually months or years).
Project Budget Project Estimating &
Budgeting
Has a project cost management plan
been prepared?
The Cost Management Plan establishes how the project
estimating, budgeting and cost control processes will occur
Cost Management
Plan
Project Cost
Management
Have funding release amounts been
defined for the project?
Typically, funding is based on budget amounts and is
released in increments before money is spent on the project.Cost Management
Plan
Project Cost
Management
Are earned value performance
indicators used to report schedule and
cost variance?
Using earned value performance measurements, the cost
and schedule variances are calculated as follows:
Cost Variance (CV) = Earned Value Actual Costs
Schedule Variance (SV) = Earned Value Planned Value
Earned Value
Performance
Calculator,
Performance Report
View, Project
Earned Value
Performance
Reporting
Are earned value performance indices
used to forecast project completion
costs and variances?
Earned value calculations provide a means of estimating
project completion costs based on actual cost and schedule
performance.
Earned Value
Performance
Calculator,
Performance Report
View, Project
Performance Report
Earned Value
Performance
Reporting
Are actual costs being recorded on
the project?
Actual cost expenditures incurred by the project can be
captured using timesheets or the organizations cost
accounting process
Project Cost
Tracking
Project Cost
Management
Are procedures in place to re-
establish the cost baseline?
Approved change requests can be incorporated into the
project baselines. A new baseline schedule and/or project
budget (depending on the nature of the change) is
established
Cost Management
Plan
Project Cost
Management
Project Management Checklist
Est imat ing Project Costs
Establ ish ing the Budget
Monitor ing Project Costs
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Quality
Question Y/N Explanation EPO Template EPO e-book
Has a Quality Management Plan been
prepared for the project?
The Quality Management Plan describes how the project
management team will manage the quality of deliverables
produced on the project.
Quality Management
Plan
Quality Management
Are formal quality control techniques
being applied to the project?
Quality control is the process of:
1. Measuring deliverables to determine if quality standards
are being met,
2. Monitoring results to determine compliance with quality
standards.
Control Chart,
Pareto Diagram
Quality Management
Are project deliverables subjected to
formal inspections? Inspections provide a mechanism to detect defects early and
improve the overall quality of project products. This will, in
turn, improve productivity and motivate team members to
produce better quality deliverables
Inspection Report Software Inspections
& Deliverable
Reviews
Does a formal review and acceptance
process exist for project deliverables?
The primary objective of a deliverable review is to gain
acceptance of a product so that work can proceed on to thenext phase or step. This acceptance should be based on
predefined acceptance criteria.
Deliverable
Acceptance
Software Inspections
& Deliverable
Reviews
Are acceptance criteria defined for
review and testing of project
deliverables?
Acceptance criteria describe the conditions required for the
project deliverables to be accepted by the project sponsor.
The acceptance criteria should be prepared early in the
project; initial acceptance criteria should be included in the
Project Charter to ensure that the project sponsor and the
project team are in agreement throughout the project.
Acceptance Criteria,
Acceptance Test
Tracking
Software Test
Planning &
Execution
On software development projects,
are test scripts and test cases defined
for software testing?
Test scripts identify the business functions to be tested.
Test cases should be defined for each business function
identified in the test script. They are designed to exercise
the applications response to both good and bad test data
Test Case Software Test
Planning &
Execution
During software testing, are defects
recorded and prioritized for
resolution?
Tests can be executed either manually or through the use of
an automated testing tool that pumps test cases through the
application. In both cases it is important to record test
results, track defects and assign priorities to deal with
defects
Defect report, Defect
Tracking Log
Software Test
Planning &
Execution
Project Management Checklist
Qual i ty Management
Inspections
Testing
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Human Resources
Question Y/N Explanation EPO Template EPO e-book
Have project roles been defined? Assigning the right resources to project activities is critical to
meeting project objectives. To ensure that everyone
understands their contribution, resources can be classified
into a number of roles.
Project Human
Resource Plan
Human Resource
Planning
Have the project resource
requirements been identified?
Defining resource requirements for a project is one of the
most important planning processes. Each project will have
unique resource requirements and may require a different
emphasis on project roles.
Project Human
Resource Plan
Human Resource
Planning
Have the project resource constraints
been identified?Resource availability constraints such as commitment levels
or dependencies on another project to release the resource
should be identified and agreed to with the resources
functional manager
Project Human
Resource Plan
Human Resource
Planning
Have project resources been
assigned to project deliverables?
Once the project resources have been identified, they can
be assigned to Work Packages in the Work Breakdown
Structure (WBS) using a Responsibility Assignment Matrix
Responsibility
Assignment Matrix
Human Resource
Planning
Has a project resource training plan
been prepared?
Some of the resources assigned to the project will require
training to perform their roles and produce their deliverables.
This may occur when:
New technology is being adopted on a project,
A software package has been purchased,
Employees are provided with career development
opportunities on projects.
Resource Skills
Assessment,
Resource Training
Plan
Human Resource
Planning
Is a project kick-off event planned? The project team kick-off meeting is the first team meeting
to be held on a project. The primary purpose of the team
kick-off meeting is to obtain commitment from team
members and key stakeholders.
Team Kick-off
Meeting
Team Management
Do project team members understand
their roles on the project and how they
will work together?
To encourage constructive behaviors, curtail subversive
behaviors and guide the team through the development
stages, a Team Charter should be prepared. The Team
Charter is an agreement that states:
What the team wants to accomplish,
Why the team is important,
How the team will work together to accomplish its goals
Team Charter Team Development
Have open communication channels
been established within the project
team?
The groundwork for open communications within the project
team is laid with the Team Communications PlanTeam
Communications
Plan
Team Management
Project Management Checklist
Human Resource Planning
Managing th e Team
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Communications
Question Y/N Explanation EPO Template EPO e-book
Have project stakeholders been
identified?
According to the PMI PMBOK 2000 (section 2.2), project
stakeholders are:
Individuals and organizations that are actively involved in
the project, or whose interests may be positively or
negatively affected as a result of project execution or project
completion; they may also exert influence over the project
and its results.
Stakeholder
Identification
Stakeholder
Identification &
Analysis
Has the stake in the project and the
required commitment from each
stakeholder been identified?
Each stakeholders stake in the project will take one of three
forms:
1. Providing a product or service which contributes to the
project objectives.
2. Receiving or using a product or service delivered by the
project.
3. Interested in the project outcome
The required commitment of each stakeholder is critical to
the level of planned communication.
Stakeholder
Identification,
Stakeholder Analysis
Stakeholder
Identification &
Analysis
Have the communication needs of
each stakeholder been identified?
The stakeholder communication needs should consider:
Preferred communication medium,
Constraints on technology access that may affect
communications,
Recommended reporting frequency,
Special information needs of each stakeholder.
Stakeholder
Identification,
Stakeholder Analysis
Stakeholder
Identification &
Analysis
Have the priorities, support and
influence of key stakeholders been
identified?
It is important to determine the schedule, cost and product
quality priorities and support of key stakeholders.
Stakeholder influence is their ability to make or influence
decisions related to project objectives.
Stakeholder Analysis Stakeholder
Identification &
Analysis
Has a project stakeholdercommunications plan been prepared?
The Project Stakeholder Communications Plan describes
how communication will be accomplished with each
stakeholder.
StakeholderCommunications
Plan
CommunicationsPlanning
Has a project meeting plan been
prepared?
The Project Meeting Plan identifies (for each type of project
meeting) the:
Meeting attendees,
Objectives of the meeting,
Agenda items,
Logistics such as timeframe, frequency and location,
Technology medium
Meeting &
Presentation Plan
Communications
Planning
Have required project presentations
been planned?
The Project Presentation Plan identifies (for each type of
project presentation) the:
Presentation audience (individuals or groups),
Objectives of the presentation (what will be accomplished),
Logistics such as timeframe, frequency, and location, Equipment required for the presentation (projectors,
screens, flipcharts, laptops, etc),
The presentation type (speech, presentation, video)
Meeting &
Presentation Plan
Communications
Planning
Has a project document distribution
plan been prepared?
The Project Document Distribution Plan describes:
Original source of the information (previous project or
deliverable of current project),
Project repository location of the deliverable (hyperlink to
Web URL or directory folder name),
Distribution schedule (completion date or distribution
frequency)
Distribution list (based on stakeholder communication plan)
Document
Distribution Plan
Communications
Planning
Project Management Checklist
Stakeholder Identi f ication
Commun icat ions Planning
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Communications
Is access to project documentation
provided for key stakeholders?
The Project Stakeholders Communications plan should
describe procedures for:
Accessing information between scheduled
communications,
Updating and refining the communications plan as the
project progresses.
Stakeholder
Communications
Plan
Communications
Planning
Are project accomplishments reported
to stakeholders on a regular basis?
The project progress report is used to report on deliverables
completed and accomplishments during the reporting period.
It is also used to predict deliverables that will be completed
during the next reporting period.
Project Progress
Report
Progress & Status
Reporting
Is project schedule and cost status
reported to stakeholders on a regular
basis?
Based on project milestones, status reports provide a
comparison of actual/forecasted completion dates with
schedule and cost baselines.
Project Status
Report, Status View,
Status Presentation
Progress & Status
Reporting
Is the status of project issues and
changes reported to stakeholders on
a regular basis?
The status of outstanding (or recently resolved) changes and
issues should be reported to stakeholders regularly. The
description of the issue should include the impact on
schedule, cost and deliverable (where known) and a
resolution required by date. The description of the change
should include a business justification for the change andthe impact on cost and schedule.
Project Progress
Report, Project
Status Report
Progress & Status
Reporting
Is the status of high priority project
risks reported to stakeholders on a
regular basis?
A description of the specific risk and triggering event should
be provided along with the risk priority (high, medium, or
low). The consequences that arise from the risk occurrence
should be described and the approved risk decision
(prevent, mitigate, monitor, or accept) should be indicated
Project Progress
Report, Project
Status Report
Progress & Status
Reporting
Reporting Project Status
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Risk
Question Y/N Explanation EPO Template EPO e-book
Has a risk management plan been
prepared for the project?
The risk management plan (prepared early in the planning
phase of the project) describes how the four risk
management steps (identification, assessment, response
planning and monitoring/control) will be performed on the
project.
Risk Management
Plan
Risk Management
Have project risk factors been
identified?
Risk factors are categories of risk sources that may have an
impact on the project cost, schedule, scope or quality
objectives. Each project risk factor should be considered
when identifying potential project risk events.
Risk Identification
Checklist
Risk Identification
Have potential risk events been
identified?
The first step in risk assessment is the identification of risk
events (discreet occurrences of potential problems). The
risk description must be complete enough to support risk
response decisions and preparation of risk response plans.
Risk Identification
Checklist, SWOT
Analysis
Risk Identification
Has an assessment of each potential
risk event been prepared? For each identified risk, an assessment of its urgency,
growth, probability, and impact should be conducted. Each
risk should be described in sufficient detail to be understood
by project team members, sponsors and management.
Risk Assessment,
Risk Event
Scenarios
Risk Assessment &
Response Planning
Have high priority project risks been
identified?The priority of the risk is assigned based on the probability
and impact assessment. Attention should be focused on
high probability and high impact risks.
Risk Assessment,
Risk Register
Risk Assessment &
Response Planning
Are decision tree techniques used to
quantify project risks and
opportunities?
Decision trees provide a graphical representation of
decisions and quantify the risks and rewards of these
decisions.
Decision Tree Decision Analysis
Has a readiness assessment been
done to evaluate risks associated with
one or more alternatives?
Readiness Assessment footprints are a means to evaluate
risks associated with one or more alternatives. These risks
are assessed using eight categories of organizationalreadiness and the corresponding attributes of alternatives
under consideration.
Readiness Footprint Readiness
Assessment
Has a risk response plan been
prepared for high priority risks?
The risk response plan contains preventative actions,
corrective actions, risk monitoring and communications
plans.
Risk Response Plan Risk Assessment &
Response Planning
Have risk response plans evaluated to
determine their effectiveness?
Risk response plans often affect more that one risk event.
Risk responses should be evaluated to determine the affect
of risk responses on the high priority risk events. The risk
response evaluation will also help uncover secondary and
residual risks.
Risk Response Plan,
Risk Register
Risk Assessment &
Response Planning
Has a risk monitoring plan been
implemented for high priority risks?
The Risk Monitoring plan describes:
The tracking and control of risks (a continuous processinvolving both the project team and management).
The preventative action plans to be implemented
How the status of existing risks and the potential for new
risks are to be assessed.
Triggers that alert the project team of a risk occurrence and
the corrective action to be taken.
Risk Response Plan,
Risk Register
Risk Assessment &
Response Planning,Risk Management
Project Management Checklist
Risk Identi f ication
Risk Assessment
Risk Response Planning
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Procurement
Question Y/N Explanation EPO Template EPO e-book
Has a procurement management plan
been prepared for the project?
The Procurement Management plan is completed if products
or services will be purchased for the project from an outside
supplier. The Procurement Management Plan identifies:
How services will be procured for the project,
Procedures for evaluating bids and proposals (including
approvals required),
The types of contracts to be used to procure products or
services,
Contract administration and reporting procedures.
Procurement
Management Plan
Procurement
Planning
Has a Statement of Work been
prepared for the procurement items?
The Statement of Work (SOW) describes the procurement
item so that prospective sellers can decide if they are
capable of providing the item and how the work can be
undertaken.
Statement of Work Procurement
Planning
Has the project team performed a buy
vs. build analysis on projectdeliverables?
Analysis of buy vs. build options is undertaken to determine
whether the project team can produce the product/service orif it should be purchased.
Procurement
Management Plan
Procurement
Planning
Have objective evaluation criteria
been defined for alternative
evaluation?
Proposals should be evaluated against a set of criteria
ranked as follows:
Mandatory these are must criteria based on critical
success factors or project objectives.
Optional these are the want criteria based on
requirements.
Alternative Selection Bid & Proposal
Evaluation
Is a rational process used to select
from alternatives and minimize risks
from selection decisions?
Project teams frequently must evaluate alternatives and
make selection decisions that involve a degree of risk.
These decisions can be complex; a quantifiable approach is
required.
Alternative Selection Bid & Proposal
Evaluation
Has a Contract Management Planbeen prepared for each contract on
the project?
Contract administration is the process of managing thecontract and the relationship between the buyer and the
seller. The Contract Management Plan describes how a
specific contract will be administrated during the project
ContractManagement Plan
ContractAdministration
Upon completion of the contract, has
a contract closure report been
prepared?
Contract closure is the process of completing and settling
the contract, resolving open items and completing contract
closure documentation.
Contract Closure
Report
Contract
Administration
Contract Adminis t ration
Project Management Checklist
Procurement Planning
Evaluat ing Bids & Proposals
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