Essence Alpha - WORK
WORK
Initiated
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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Everything has been archived.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.