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| What is a business case? What precedes it? |
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Definition
A document showing something can be fixed or improved by initiating a project. A needs assessment.
(A document showing what a project will fix or improve) |
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| What does a needs assessment help us to understand? |
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| An understanding of the objectives of the org and aligning them with a problem or opportunity that needs to be addressed. |
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| What are the four components of a needs assessment? (B.A.R.E.) |
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| Business needs, Analysis of the situation, Recommendation, and evaluation |
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| Explain the first component of a needs assessment. (D.I.I.S.) |
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Definition
Determine what is prompting need for action.
Identifying stakeholders
Identifying scope
Situational statement explaining what the project will target and the value of the project. |
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| Explain the second component of a needs assessment. (D.A.R.K.S.O.G.) |
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Decision Criteria
Alternatives-business scenarios
Root cause/primary contributor
Known Risks
(Critical) Success Factors
Org's strategies, objectives, and goals
Gap analysis of needs for project vs what you already have. |
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Term
| What are the three types of decision criteria? RDO |
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| What are the three types of alternatives-business scenarios? Do things |
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Do nothing
Do minimum
Do more than |
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| Explain the third component of a needs assessment. (C.A.A.R.D.S.) MDR&R |
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| Recommendation has a statement and an implementation approach. The statement includes constraints, assumptions, analysis of the results, risks, dependencies, and success factors. The implementation approach includes milestones, dependencies, and roles and responsibilities. |
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| What is the fourth component of a needs assessment? |
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| Evaluation, a statement describing a plan to measure benefits. Includes ongoing operational aspects. |
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