Increase Deliverable Quality

"Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome."

Arthur Ashe

A few deliverables matter on project and business capability initiatives and impact achieving your outcomes most.

Create Great Deliverables

Tips for Creating Great Deliverables

Here are some tips for creating high-quality deliverables:

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    Never start with a blank sheet of paper
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    Do BAH HUM BUG (business artifact hierarchy; hierarchy unit of measure; business user group)
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    Establish clear deliverable assignments
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    Confirm deliverable is in-scope
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    Conduct a before action dialogue (BAD)
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    Cooperate
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    Document using text and images
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    Focus on the vital few

Deliverable Maps

Use interactive versions of deliverable mind maps as a guide for creating high-quality deliverables. Note: Select the map nodes to show or hide subtopics.

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Create Guiding Principles to improve decision-making and save time.

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Create Capability Roadmaps to enable your future business.

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Create Opportunity Briefs to optimize scarce resources.

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Fuel outcomes with Resource Needs.

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Create SOWs to hold partners accountable.

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Create Business Cases to define future cash flows and benefits.

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Create Mission to acheive results.

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Create SPRONTO™ briefs to stay aligned on outcomes.

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Define GRASP! for vital needs.

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Deploy to realize benefits.

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Design for usability.

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Code for simplicity.

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Test for quality.

Note: Though, not a project deliverable​, the absence of Capability Roadmaps may result in: