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Critical Outsourcing Questions
By Dennis Sommer (www.dennissommer.com)
Is your outsourcing partnership, subcontracted development
or other consulting service engagements heading for failure?
Review this performance checklist once a quarter to determine
if you are at risk.
The greater the number of “yes” answers, the
higher the risk of failure.
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Actual cost, effort or schedule results deviate
from project estimates. No explanation is given
for how or why this happened.
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Decisions are not made in a timely manner and not
communicated to all parties.
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Deliverables are incomplete.
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Early project milestones were missed.
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Overdue action items, issues, and open tasks keep
growing.
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Performance measurements are not monitored or communicated.
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Processes, when defined, are bypassed or do not
work efficiently.
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Project control data (tracking charts, defects,
change management, etc.) is missing or non-existent.
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Project reviews do not take place.
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Requested requirements are not implemented and
no explanation is given.
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Requirements that were never requested are implemented.
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Staff assigned are not qualified or replaced frequently.
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Status reports are late, contain little progress
information, or does not match the information heard
in person from project team members.
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Vendor is not actively monitoring or managing relationships
between you and other 3rd parties.
About The Author
- Dennis Sommer
Dennis Sommer
is the founder and CEO of Executive Business Advisers,
a management consulting firm specializing in business
growth, sales and profit improvement. www.executivebusinessadvisers.com
Dennis helps companies increase sales revenue, reduce
sales and marketing costs, improve marketing ROI, and
drive new business growth by improving and optimizing
their sales, marketing, company strategy and financial
health.
Dennis is a highly sought after business keynote and seminar
speaker www.dennissommer.com
and author of several highly popular sales, marketing,
leadership and professional development international
articles and books www.advisersecrets.com
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Contact Dennis at 800-627-6512.
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