Resource Smoothing A Complete Guide - 2020 Edition. Gerardus Blokdyk
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126. What information do you gather?
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127. When is the estimated completion date?
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128. What are the compelling stakeholder reasons for embarking on Resource smoothing?
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129. Is the scope of Resource smoothing defined?
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130. How was the ‘as is’ process map developed, reviewed, verified and validated?
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131. How will variation in the actual durations of each activity be dealt with to ensure that the expected Resource smoothing results are met?
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CRITERION #3: MEASURE:
INTENT: Gather the correct data. Measure the current performance and evolution of the situation.
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1. How can you measure Resource smoothing in a systematic way?
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2. Is there an opportunity to verify requirements?
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3. What potential environmental factors impact the Resource smoothing effort?
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4. Which measures and indicators matter?
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5. Have you included everything in your Resource smoothing cost models?
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6. How are costs allocated?
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7. What are allowable costs?
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8. Are there competing Resource smoothing priorities?
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9. What is an unallowable cost?
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10. Are missed Resource smoothing opportunities costing your organization money?
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11. How do you measure success?
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12. Why do the measurements/indicators matter?
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13. Do you have any cost Resource smoothing limitation requirements?
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14. What is your decision requirements diagram?
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15. What are the operational costs after Resource smoothing deployment?
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16. What does your operating model cost?
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17. What measurements are being captured?
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18. Will Resource smoothing have an impact on current business continuity, disaster recovery processes and/or infrastructure?
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19. What are the costs of reform?
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20. Do you have a flow diagram of what happens?
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21. What are the uncertainties surrounding estimates of impact?
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22. How do you verify and develop ideas and innovations?
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23. What are the types and number of measures to use?
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24. What causes investor action?
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25. What are the Resource smoothing key cost drivers?
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26. What happens if cost savings do not materialize?
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27. What are your key Resource smoothing organizational performance measures, including key short and longer-term financial measures?
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28. How do you measure variability?
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29. Do you aggressively reward and promote the people who have the biggest impact on creating excellent Resource smoothing services/products?
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30. What would be a real cause for concern?
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31. What do people want to verify?
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32. Are Resource smoothing vulnerabilities categorized and prioritized?
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33. How do you verify your resources?
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34. How is the value delivered by Resource smoothing being measured?
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35. How frequently do you track Resource smoothing measures?
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36. Are the measurements objective?
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37. Does a Resource smoothing quantification method exist?
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38. How do you aggregate measures across priorities?
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39. How much does it cost?
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40. Are you able to realize any cost savings?
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41. What could cause delays in the schedule?
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42. Are there measurements based on task performance?
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43. How sensitive must the Resource smoothing strategy be to cost?
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44. What does losing customers cost your organization?
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45. How do you verify performance?
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46. What tests verify requirements?
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47. What are you verifying?
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48. How will costs be allocated?
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