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Managing Accelerated Projects
- Critical Issues Survey -

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Instructions
Rate each statement below, on a scale of 0 to 4, as it describes your projects, where 0 = not relevant and 4 = highly descriptive. If you rate a statement as 3 or 4, also attempt to cite a specific example in the corresponding text box.

    0 1 2 3 4
1. I am often required to spend time on tasks that add little value to the project.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
2. Our projects are often slowed down in waiting for approvals or critical decisions.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
3. Our projects are not structured well to accommodate changing requirements.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
4. We are often caught off guard by problems that should be anticipated.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
5. Our rework cycles tend be longer than need be.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
6. We frequently experience delays due to communications problems.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
7. We often experience delays that would not occur if the project team members were working in close proximity.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
8. We lose considerable time in switching between tasks on concurrent projects.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
9. Key project team members are often pulled off of a project prematurely.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
10. Project team members often spend time in resolving problems that arise from having to report to multiple managers.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
11. Due to competing demands on my time, I am seldom able to start a task ahead of schedule.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
12. When supporting multiple projects, the task with the earliest due date dictates where I will place my attention.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
13. Tasks within the project often get started late, relying on the assumption that any lost time can be made up later.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
14. There is seldom enough contingency time built into our task estimates to deal with unanticipated problems when they occur.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
15. Crises on one project often impact our ability to meet the deadlines on another.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
16. We tend to "accelerate" our projects by applying pressure to the project team, rather than designing it into our plans.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
17. We don't do well at taking advantage of early task completions to offset delays elsewhere.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
18. We tend to be more reactive than proactive when it comes to managing risks.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
19. We don't do a very good job of tracking progress once the project is underway.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
20. We tend to lose a lot of time in the early planning stage and then try to make it up downstream.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
21. Our project managers have too little authority in relation to their responsibilities.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
22. We tend to do things out of habit rather than adapt to the circumstances.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
23. Our internal policies impose conditions that hamper our ability to accelerate projects.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
24. Change requests are often expected to be absorbed within the scope of the original project plan.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
25. Many decisions are "sent up the chain of command" that could and should be made on the spot.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
26. Our project requirements are often vague or open to individual interpretation.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
27. Critical requirements are often not "firmed up" until late in the project.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
28. We do not do an adequate job of evaluating the impact that change requests will have on the overall project schedule.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
29. The project requirements are often unrealistic given the due date of the project.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
30. We often launch our projects with a lot of unanswered questions and unstated assumptions.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
31. We do not make good use of available technology tools that could potentially accelerate our projects.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
32. I often receive project-related messages, on matters that do not pertain to me, that have been sent indiscriminately to the names on a distribution list.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
33. Too much of my time is devoted to handling incoming e-mail messages.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
34. We do not do a very good job of using the project communications tools at our disposal.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
35. We tend to rely on e-mail when face-to-face communications is possible and preferred.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
36. Our project managers are lacking in "people skills."
           
    0 1 2 3 4
37. Our project team members are often drawn into "political battles" from which they should be shielded.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
38. Our project managers seldom get involved in coordinating "hand-offs" between individual team members.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
39. Our project priorities are often unclear and subject to change without notice.
           
    0 1 2 3 4
40. I spend too much time on unnecessary paperwork or in unproductive meetings.
           

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