Essence Alpha - WORK

WORK

Initiated

• The result required of the work being initiated is clear.
• Any constraints on the work?s performance are clearly identified.
• The stakeholders that will fund the work are known.
• The initiator of the work is clearly identified.
• The stakeholders that will accept the results are known.
• The source of funding is clear.
• The priority of the work is clear.

Prepared

• Commitment is made.
• Cost and effort of the work are estimated.
• Resource availability is understood.
• Governance policies and procedures are clear.
• Risk exposure is understood.
• Acceptance criteria are defined and agreed with client.
• The work is broken down sufficiently for productive work to start.
• Tasks have been identified and prioritized by the team and stakeholders.
• A credible plan is in place.
• Funding to start the work is in place.
• The team or at least some of the team members are ready to start the work.
• Integration and delivery points are defined.

Started

• Development work has been started.
• Work progress is monitored.
• The work is being broken down into actionable work items with clear definitions of done.
• Team members are accepting and progressing tasks.

Under Control

• Tasks are being completed.
• Unplanned work is under control.
• Risks are under control as the impact if they occur and the likelihood of them occurring have been reduced to acceptable levels.
• Estimates are revised to reflect the team?s performance.
• Measures are available to show progress and velocity.
• Re-work is under control.
• Tasks are consistently completed on time and within their estimates.

Concluded

• All outstanding tasks are administrative housekeeping or related to preparing the next piece of work.
• Work results have been achieved.
• The stakeholder(s) has accepted the resulting software system.

Closed

• Lessons learned have been itemized, recorded and discussed.
• Metrics have been made available.
• Everything has been archived.
• The budget has been reconciled and closed.
• The team has been released.
• There are no outstanding, uncompleted tasks.