Cost Plus A Complete Guide - 2020 Edition. Gerardus Blokdyk

      77. How do you hand over Cost Plus context?

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      78. What are the requirements for audit information?

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      79. Have all basic functions of Cost Plus been defined?

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      80. Is the Cost Plus scope manageable?

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      81. How do you think the partners involved in Cost Plus would have defined success?

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      82. Do the problem and goal statements meet the SMART criteria (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound)?

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      83. Are the Cost Plus requirements testable?

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      84. How often are the team meetings?

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      85. What is the scope of the Cost Plus effort?

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      86. What are the Cost Plus tasks and definitions?

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      87. What information should you gather?

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      88. How can the value of Cost Plus be defined?

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      89. Are audit criteria, scope, frequency and methods defined?

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      90. Are all requirements met?

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      91. Is the improvement team aware of the different versions of a process: what they think it is vs. what it actually is vs. what it should be vs. what it could be?

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      92. Has everyone on the team, including the team leaders, been properly trained?

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      93. Has the Cost Plus work been fairly and/or equitably divided and delegated among team members who are qualified and capable to perform the work? Has everyone contributed?

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      94. What sort of initial information to gather?

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      95. What information do you gather?

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      96. Has your scope been defined?

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      97. Do you all define Cost Plus in the same way?

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      98. Are task requirements clearly defined?

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      99. How do you manage changes in Cost Plus requirements?

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      100. Who are the Cost Plus improvement team members, including Management Leads and Coaches?

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      101. Are approval levels defined for contracts and supplements to contracts?

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      102. What is the scope of the Cost Plus work?

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      103. What are the dynamics of the communication plan?

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      104. What are the Cost Plus use cases?

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      105. Does the team have regular meetings?

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      106. Is there regularly 100% attendance at the team meetings? If not, have appointed substitutes attended to preserve cross-functionality and full representation?

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      107. What is a worst-case scenario for losses?

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      108. Will a Cost Plus production readiness review be required?

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      109. What system do you use for gathering Cost Plus information?

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      110. Is there a clear Cost Plus case definition?

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      111. Who is gathering Cost Plus information?

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      112. Is the team adequately staffed with the desired cross-functionality? If not, what additional resources are available to the team?

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      113. Are different versions of process maps needed to account for the different types of inputs?

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      114. How do you manage unclear Cost Plus requirements?

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      115. Does the scope remain the same?

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      116. When is/was the Cost Plus start date?

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      117. How do you catch Cost Plus definition inconsistencies?

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      118. What critical content must be communicated – who, what, when, where, and how?

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      119. What is in the scope and what is not in scope?

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      120. Are resources adequate for the scope?

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      121. When are meeting minutes sent out? Who is on the distribution list?

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      122. Are roles and responsibilities formally defined?

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      123. Is Cost Plus required?

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      124. Has the direction changed at all during the course of Cost Plus? If so, when did it change and why?

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      125. How do you gather requirements?

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      126. What constraints exist that might impact the team?

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      127. How will variation in the actual durations of each activity be dealt with to ensure that the expected Cost Plus results are met?

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      128. How do you keep key subject matter experts in the loop?

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      129. In what way can you redefine the criteria of choice clients have in your category in your favor?

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      130. Are there different segments of customers?

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      Add up total points for this section: _____ = Total points for this section

      Divided by: ______ (number of statements answered) = ______ Average score for this section

      Transfer your score to the Cost Plus Index at the beginning of the Self-Assessment.

      CRITERION #3: MEASURE:

      INTENT: Gather the correct data. Measure the current performance and evolution of the situation.

      In