IT Manager’s Guide to Business Strategy

 

 
IT Manager’s Guide to Business Strategy
Publisher: TechRepublic
ISBN: 0-9707733-1-5
144 Pages; Metal Bound

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The CIO's BASIC Information Checklist

Introduction

The BASICs of project management that CIOs need to gather and implement are as follows:

• Business case

• Assigned responsibility

• Success metrics

• Impact on other projects

• Communication

Use this checklist tool to make sure you’re hitting all the BASICs when preparing for that next IT project.

Key questions Response Comments Business case     What is the business problem to be solved?     What is the value of solving the problem?     What is the cost of not solving the problem?     What is the proposed solution?     What are the major deliverables?     What is the estimated cost?     What is the estimated duration?     Who is the customer implementing the solution?     What are the customer's responsibilities     Who is providing funding for the solution development (sponsor)?     What are the sponsor's responsibilities?     Assigned responsibility     Who is the project manager?     Who is responsible for achieving the business benefits?     Are the business benefits documented in written objectives for the business unit leader?

 

Success Metrics Criteria Current value, units Project value, units Increased revenue     Lower cost     Improved quality     Improved performance

 

Impact on other projects Affected projects Depend- encies Resource impact Schedule impact Cost impact Business impact Project 1           Project 2           Project 3

 

Communication Stakeholders What information do they need? When do they need the information? What's the best way to get the information to the stakeholder? Customer       Sponsor       Project team members       Internal departments or groups       External stakeholders