Government of legislative influence
Business
Probability or impact of government or legislative changes affecting project objetives (Low impact / medium impact / high
impact)
Not Applicable
Interdependece with other company initiatives
Business
Degree that this project relies on, conflicts with, or is required by another critical company initiative or project (Low
/ Medium / High )
Very low
Requirements conflicts from customers
Business
All customers have same requirements (same needs / different but not conflicting needs / confliciting needs)
Low
Customers decision makers
Business
Number of customers desicion makers involved in projects (1 - 3/ 4-6 / more than 6)
Low
User expectations for product
Business
Level of expectations from users on products capabilities (no pre-defined expectations for the product / some experience
with alternative products and some expectations of capabilities/
users havfe good experience with competitive existing solution and
define expectations)
Very low
Magnitude of change to customer
Business
Changes work flow of customer organization (none / minorly / significantly)
Low
Business process understanding
Business
Level of business process understanding (current process is well documented / process documentation is out of date or vague
/ process is undocumented)
Very low
Project objetives
Business
Objetives are defined, verifiable and measurable (especific and reasonable / defined but questinoable / none or not measurable)
Low
Rollout complexity
Business
Complexity of project rollout (implemented only at single site / several sites in relative proximity / multiple sites across
country or world)
Very low
System dependencies
Business
Whole system is clearly represented (clearly defined and documented dependencies / some parts clear, others not yet examined
/ no clear plan fot how the whole system comes together)
Very low
Data migration
Technology
Data migration from old / other system (little or none / lots of data to migrate, but well structured and documented / lots
of data with little understanding of structure)
Very low
External hardwares interfaces
Technology
External interfaces required (little or no integration with external hardware / some integration needed / extensive interfaces
required)
Not applicable
External software interfaces
Technology
External interfaces required (little or no integration with external software / some integration needed / extensive interfaces
required)
Not applicable
Project size and complexity
Technology
Size of project (small, not complex, easily decomposed / medium, some complexity, decomposable / large highly complex, not
decomposable)
Very low
Technology maturity
Technology
Maturity of technology within industry (tecnology has been in use for some time / technology is well understood / technology
is "leading edge")
Very low
Influence of executives on vendor selection
Technology
How much influence do the executives or sponsor(s) have in vendor selection (no written or verbal support for any specific
supplier / written or verbal mandate for purchasing from a specific
su)
Very low