Support Assets

Taxonomies

Risk Areas:
Management

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Description:
The capability to plan, resource, control, and monitor the effort.

Risks:

• Does the program have documented management processes or controls?
  
  
• Does the program manager have management and leadership experience?
  
  
• Does the program manager have management and leadership training?
  
  
• Is the program manager position changing frequently?
  
  
• Are program budget, cost, and/or schedule fixed for reasonable durations?
  
  
• Are program budget, cost, and/or schedule political issues?
  
  
• Are parallel or evolutionary developments handled effectively?
  
  
• Is the program management centralized (single location for PM and PCO)?
  
  
• Is the program plan feasible?
  
  
• Is the program manager able to meet with senior decision-makers for program decisions when needed?
  
  
• Does the program manager understand the priorities of the stakeholders?
  
  
• Are the administrative reporting requirements reasonable?
  
  
• Are the resources assigned to the program office sufficient to handle the program workload?
  
  
• Are the government and support contractor resources assigned to the program sufficient to handle the program workload?
  
  
• Do requests for additional information require additional funding?
  
  
• Are all stakeholders known?
  
  
• Are other programs evaluating this program for possible development opportunities?
  
  
• Is the program priority sufficient to get necessary personnel, equipment, and facilities?
  
  
• Is the proper mix (experience, skills, stability) of people assigned to the program or contractor team?
  
  
• Are effective risk assessments performed?
  • Are the results understood?
  • Are the results acted upon?
  
  
• Does the program management team have a commitment to delivering a quality product?

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