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Topics: Theory | Constraints; Systems | Checklist

Critical Chain - Theory of Constraints Checklist

 
Checklist to be used to make sure the project is "Goal - Due Date" and Critical Chain focused as per the Theory of Constraints (TOC).
 
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    • Do/id you use deterministic CPM models with buffers to deal with any uncertainties?
    • Do/did you place a project buffer after last task to protect the customer’s completion schedule?
    • Do/did you xxploit constraining resources (make certain that resources are fully utilized)?
    • Do/did you avoid wasting time slack time by encouraging early task completions?
    • Do/did carefully monitor the status of the buffer(s) and communicate this status to other project team members on a regular basis?
     
    T. D. Klastorin, Ted Klastorin, "Project Management : Tools and Trade-Offs" (2003)
    Goldratt, Eliyahu M., "Theory of Constraints" , (1999)
     
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    Topics: DMADV | DFSS | 6 sigma | Checklist

    DMADV Project Methodology Checklist

     
    Checklist to be used as a guide to navigate the 5 stages of the 6 Sigma DMADV design activity project methodology.
     
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    • DEFINE
      • Have you defined the goals of the design activity?
      • Have you defined the design activity team members?
      • Have you defined the stakeholders, especially the target market customers?
      • Have you gained authorization from the necessary executive sponsors?
      • Have you assembled and trained the design project team at a high level?
    • MEASURE
      • Have you gathered customer input to determine what is critical to quality from the customers’ point of view?
      • Have you translated customer requirements into goals for your design activity?
    • ANALYZE
      • Have you evaluated the performance of competitors’ products that are best in class?
      • Have you developed innovative ways for products and services to deliver value to the customer?
    • DESIGN
      • Have you designed new products, services, and/or processes to deliver customer value?
      • Have you utilized various techniques to validate the design concept against the goals of the design activity? Examples include: pilot runs, surveys, prototypes, simulations, and predictive models.
    • VERIFY
      • Have you verified that the new products, services, and/or processes will perform up to standard?
      • Have you implemented mechanisms to ensure continued performance, such as customer surveys and quality assurance checks?
     
    Pyzdek, Thomas & Keller, Paul A. "The Six Sigma Handbook" 3rd Edition. McGraw Hill (2010), p. 151.
     
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    Topics: Benchmarking | Checklist

    Benchmarking Checklist

     
    Checklist to be used to develop goals and requirements for a project.
     
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    • PLANNING
      • What is to be benchmarked?
      • What other organizations can be used for meaningful comparison with your own?
      • What data collection method will you use?
    • ANALYSIS
      • What is the current performance gap you are trying to eliminate?
      • What are your performance goals and what is your desired future state?
    • INTEGRATION
      • How are you going to communicate your benchmark findings?
      • Have you established functional goals?
      • Do you have buy-in from necessary stakeholders for these goals?
    • ACTION
      • Have you developed specific action plans?
      • How will you implement these action plans and monitor progress towards bridging the identified performance gap?
      • Following your action plans, have you re-measured and established a new benchmark?
    • MATURITY
      • Has a leadership position been attained relative to other comparable organizations?
      • Have the achieved practices from your action plans been integrated into processes?
     
    Robert C. Camp, “Benchmarking: The Search for Industry Best Practices That Lead to Superior Performance”(Quality Press: 1989).
     

    DMAIC Project Methodology Checklist

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    Using the DMAIC Methodology Checklist

    Checklist to be used as a guide to navigate the 5 stages of the 6 Sigma DMAIC project methodology.
       
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    • DEFINE
      • Have you defined the project scope, objective, and schedule?
      • Have you defined the project team members?
      • Have you defined the stakeholders?
      • Have you gained authorization from the necessary project executive sponsors?
      • Have you assembled and trained the project team at a high level?
    • MEASURE
      • Have you determined the measurement process?
      • Have you defined relevant and obtainable metrics?
      • Have you established a current state baseline for your measurement?
      • Have you evaluated your measurement system?
    • ANALYSE
      • Have you captured the process drivers?
      • Have you benchmarked against best in class?
      • Have you analysed sources of variation?
      • Have you analysed the value stream?
    • IMPROVE
      • Have you evaluated risks and potential failure modes?
      • Have you optimized process settings and configurations?
      • Have you defined a new process?
      • Have you defined and prioritized improvement opportunities?
    • CONTROL
      • Have you realised the deliverables for the project and had them approved by the project sponsors?
      • Have you documented lessons learned?
      • Have you developed and implemented a control plan?
      • Have you validated the new process and established a basis for ongoing monitoring?
       
      Pyzdek, Thomas & Keller, Paul A. "The Six Sigma Handbook" 3rd Edition. McGraw Hill (2010), p. 149.
       
      See also Initiating a Project Checklist

    Benefits Management Checklist

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    Benefits Management Checklist

     
    Checklist to be used to evaluate programme benefits are managed well!
     
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  • In the programme brief have linkages been made explicitly between organization strategy and project outcomes along with their associated benefits?
  • Does each benefit have a primary person assigned to it? Has this person shown adequate commitment to his/her assigned benefit?
  • Have dis-benefits been anticipated, documented and have strategies been implemented to reduce them?
  • Have the dependencies between specific benefits and other items such as project outputs been documented?
  • Can you demonstrate that required benefits are driving other management activities, such other projects and the programme plan?
  • Have the management rules for realizing benefits captured in the benefits management strategy?
  • Have benefits been analysed and mapped so there are clear links between enablers, intermediate benefits and end benefits?
  • Does every intermediate and end benefit have a benefit profile?
  • Do you have a benefits realization plan that outlines what work is needed to formulate, translate, and realize (FTR) the required benefits?
  • Have you planned the 6 Ws (Who, What, When, Where, Why, and hoW) for structured benefits reviews to help judge whether the programme is successful?
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