AAOM Handbook

INTERNAL

AI.25 Control Actions on Plan & Schedule? Context

To ensure that every Analyse and Improve issue meets expectations, and that any threat to the achievement of these is identified and dealt with as early as possible, a process for the regular review of the status of the progress of each issue is required. A step in this review process is to assess whether each activity necessary for completion of the issue is progressing to schedule. Failure to stay on schedule could lead to delayed delivery of benefits, increased resources or costs, loss of resources and delay to start of other issues, etc. This question asks whether the current status of each issue matches the scheduled progress milestones. Purpose To determine if each issue is progressing to schedule. Quantity One decision whether each Analyse and Improve issue is on schedule. Quality A issue is on schedule when:  Each activity is being completed in the sequence specified in the schedule,  Each activity is progressing in line with the timeframe specified in the schedule,  The resources specified in the schedule are engaged on the activity,  All activities are being executed by the specified method,  The deliverable(s) for all activities are developing to the quality specifications set for the deliverable. Resources This task is completed by the manager responsible for the process. Time The decision is made during a progress review.

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