Project readiness Management Process

The Project readiness management discipline includes a process to help you develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) needed to create and manage projects and solutions.

Each step of the process includes a series of tasks to help reach the next milestone.

• Define. During this step, the team identifies the scenarios, competencies, and proficiency levels needed to successfully plan, create, and manage the solution. This is also the time to determine which competencies and corresponding proficiency levels are required for each role in the organization. The assigned role determines whether an individual needs to be proficient in one or many of the defined competencies.

• Assess. It is during this step that the team begins analysis of the current competencies as they relate to the various job roles. The purpose of this analysis is to determine the skills of individuals within each of these roles. The team then compares the competencies identified in the previous step to the current competencies. Comparing current skill levels to required skill levels is necessary to develop a learning plan, so that team members can reach the necessary competency levels.

• Change. During this step, team members begin to improve their skills by means of structured learning to raise current proficiency levels to the desired levels. This step consists of:

  • Training. The learning and mentoring that occurs according to what was outlined in the learning plan.

  • Tracking progress. The tracking of progress that enables individual or overall readiness to be determined at any time during the life cycle. This tracking enables the team members to make necessary adjustments to the learning plan.

• Evaluate. During this step, the team determines whether the learning plans were effective and whether the lessons learned are being successfully implemented on the job.