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    Fit for Purpose A Complete Guide
    Fit for Purpose A Complete Guide
    Fit for Purpose A Complete Guide
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    Fit for Purpose A Complete Guide

    By Gerardus Blokdyk

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    About this ebook

    What would be the goal or target for a Fit for Purpose's improvement team? How much are sponsors, customers, partners, stakeholders involved in Fit for Purpose? In other words, what are the risks, if Fit for Purpose does not deliver successfully? What should the next improvement project be that is related to Fit for Purpose? Is there a limit on the number of users in Fit for Purpose ? How will we insure seamless interoperability of Fit for Purpose moving forward?

    Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a challenge or meet an objective is the most valuable role… In EVERY group, company, organization and department.

    Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?'

    This Self-Assessment empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Fit for Purpose investments work better.

    This Fit for Purpose All-Inclusive Self-Assessment enables You to be that person.

    All the tools you need to an in-depth Fit for Purpose Self-Assessment. Featuring 681 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Fit for Purpose improvements can be made.

    In using the questions you will be better able to:

    - diagnose Fit for Purpose projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices

    - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals

    - integrate recent advances in Fit for Purpose and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines

    Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Fit for Purpose Scorecard, you will develop a clear picture of which Fit for Purpose areas need attention.

    Your purchase includes access details to the Fit for Purpose self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria:

    - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF

    - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in...

    - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard, and...

    - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation

    …plus an extra, special, resource that helps you with project managing.

    INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES

    Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.

    LanguageEnglish
    Publisher5STARCooks
    Release dateSep 23, 2018
    ISBN9780655465874
    Fit for Purpose A Complete Guide

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      Fit for Purpose A Complete Guide - Gerardus Blokdyk

      About The Art of Service

      The Art of Service, Business Process Architects since 2000, is dedicated to helping stakeholders achieve excellence.

      Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a stakeholders challenge or meet an objective is the most valuable role… In EVERY group, company, organization and department.

      Unless you’re talking a one-time, single-use project, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions.

      Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, ‘What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?’

      With The Art of Service’s Standard Requirements Self-Assessments, we empower people who can do just that — whether their title is marketer, entrepreneur, manager, salesperson, consultant, Business Process Manager, executive assistant, IT Manager, CIO etc... —they are the people who rule the future. They are people who watch the process as it happens, and ask the right questions to make the process work better.

      Contact us when you need any support with this Self-Assessment and any help with templates, blue-prints and examples of standard documents you might need:

      http://theartofservice.com

      service@theartofservice.com

      Acknowledgments

      This checklist was developed under the auspices of The Art of Service, chaired by Gerardus Blokdyk.

      Representatives from several client companies participated in the preparation of this Self-Assessment.

      Our deepest gratitude goes out to Matt Champagne, Ph.D. Surveys Expert, for his invaluable help and advise in structuring the Self Assessment.

      In addition, we are thankful for the design and printing services provided.

      Included Resources - how to access

      Included with your purchase of the book is the Fit for Purpose Self-Assessment Spreadsheet Dashboard which contains all questions and Self-Assessment areas and auto-generates insights, graphs, and project RACI planning - all with examples to get you started right away.

      How? Simply send an email to

      access@theartofservice.com

      with this books’ title in the subject to get the Fit for Purpose Self Assessment Tool right away.

      You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria:

      •The latest quick edition of the book in PDF

      •The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in...

      •The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard, and...

      •Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation

      •…plus an extra, special, resource that helps you with project managing.

      INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES

      Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.

      Get it now- you will be glad you did - do it now, before you forget.

      Send an email to access@theartofservice.com with this books’ title in the subject to get the Fit for Purpose Self Assessment Tool right away.

      Your feedback is invaluable to us

      If you recently bought this book, we would love to hear from you!

      You can do this by writing a review on amazon (or the online store where you purchased this book) about your last purchase! As part of our continual service improvement process, we love to hear real client experiences and feedback.

      How does it work?

      To post a review on Amazon, just log in to your account and click on the Create Your Own Review button (under Customer Reviews) of the relevant product page. You can find examples of product reviews in Amazon. If you purchased from another online store, simply follow their procedures.

      What happens when I submit my review?

      Once you have submitted your review, send us an email at

      review@theartofservice.com with the link to your review so we can properly thank you for your feedback.

      Purpose of this Self-Assessment

      This Self-Assessment has been developed to improve understanding of the requirements and elements of Fit for Purpose, based on best practices and standards in business process architecture, design and quality management.

      It is designed to allow for a rapid Self-Assessment to determine how closely existing management practices and procedures correspond to the elements of the Self-Assessment.

      The criteria of requirements and elements of Fit for Purpose have been rephrased in the format of a Self-Assessment questionnaire, with a seven-criterion scoring system, as explained in this document.

      In this format, even with limited background knowledge of Fit for Purpose, a manager can quickly review existing operations to determine how they measure up to the standards. This in turn can serve as the starting point of a ‘gap analysis’ to identify management tools or system elements that might usefully be implemented in the organization to help improve overall performance.

      How to use the Self-Assessment

      On the following pages are a series of questions to identify to what extent your Fit for Purpose initiative is complete in comparison to the requirements set in standards.

      To facilitate answering the questions, there is a space in front of each question to enter a score on a scale of ‘1’ to ‘5’.

      1 Strongly Disagree

      2 Disagree

      3 Neutral

      4 Agree

      5 Strongly Agree

      Read the question and rate it with the following in front of mind:

      ‘In my belief,

      the answer to this question is clearly defined’.

      There are two ways in which you can choose to interpret this statement;

      1.how aware are you that the answer to the question is clearly defined

      2.for more in-depth analysis you can choose to gather evidence and confirm the answer to the question. This obviously will take more time, most Self-Assessment users opt for the first way to interpret the question and dig deeper later on based on the outcome of the overall Self-Assessment.

      A score of ‘1’ would mean that the answer is not clear at all, where a ‘5’ would mean the answer is crystal clear and defined. Leave emtpy when the question is not applicable or you don’t want to answer it, you can skip it without affecting your score. Write your score in the space provided.

      After you have responded to all the appropriate statements in each section, compute your average score for that section, using the formula provided, and round to the nearest tenth. Then transfer to the corresponding spoke in the Fit for Purpose Scorecard on the second next page of the Self-Assessment.

      Your completed Fit for Purpose Scorecard will give you a clear presentation of which Fit for Purpose areas need attention.

      Fit for Purpose

      Scorecard Example

      Example of how the finalized Scorecard can look like:

      Fit for Purpose

      Scorecard

      Your Scores:

      BEGINNING OF THE

      SELF-ASSESSMENT:

      Table of Contents

      About The Art of Service7

      Acknowledgments8

      Included Resources - how to access8

      Your feedback is invaluable to us10

      Purpose of this Self-Assessment10

      How to use the Self-Assessment11

      Fit for Purpose

      Scorecard Example13

      Fit for Purpose

      Scorecard14

      BEGINNING OF THE

      SELF-ASSESSMENT:15

      CRITERION #1: RECOGNIZE16

      CRITERION #2: DEFINE:23

      CRITERION #3: MEASURE:34

      CRITERION #4: ANALYZE:47

      CRITERION #5: IMPROVE:56

      CRITERION #6: CONTROL:68

      CRITERION #7: SUSTAIN:78

      Fit for Purpose and Managing Projects, Criteria for Project Managers:103

      1.0 Initiating Process Group: Fit for Purpose104

      1.1 Project Charter: Fit for Purpose106

      1.2 Stakeholder Register: Fit for Purpose108

      1.3 Stakeholder Analysis Matrix: Fit for Purpose109

      2.0 Planning Process Group: Fit for Purpose111

      2.1 Project Management Plan: Fit for Purpose113

      2.2 Scope Management Plan: Fit for Purpose115

      2.3 Requirements Management Plan: Fit for Purpose117

      2.4 Requirements Documentation: Fit for Purpose119

      2.5 Requirements Traceability Matrix: Fit for Purpose121

      2.6 Project Scope Statement: Fit for Purpose123

      2.7 Assumption and Constraint Log: Fit for Purpose125

      2.8 Work Breakdown Structure: Fit for Purpose127

      2.9 WBS Dictionary: Fit for Purpose129

      2.10 Schedule Management Plan: Fit for Purpose131

      2.11 Activity List: Fit for Purpose133

      2.12 Activity Attributes: Fit for Purpose135

      2.13 Milestone List: Fit for Purpose137

      2.14 Network Diagram: Fit for Purpose139

      2.15 Activity Resource Requirements: Fit for Purpose141

      2.16 Resource Breakdown Structure: Fit for Purpose142

      2.17 Activity Duration Estimates: Fit for Purpose144

      2.18 Duration Estimating Worksheet: Fit for Purpose147

      2.19 Project Schedule: Fit for Purpose149

      2.20 Cost Management Plan: Fit for Purpose151

      2.21 Activity Cost Estimates: Fit for Purpose153

      2.22 Cost Estimating Worksheet: Fit for Purpose155

      2.23 Cost Baseline:

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