Management Focus |
Critical Factors |
Best Practices ― Key Project Success Factors |
| Product Quality |
- Clarity
- Accuracy
- Specifications
- Validity
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- Ensuring common understanding between the Government and First Info Tech regarding task objectives and outcomes
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Product Quality |
- Clarity
- Accuracy
- Specifications
- Validity
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- Ensuring common understanding between the Government and First Info Tech regarding task objectives and outcomes
- Identifying and assigning the right staff at the right time
- Conducting peer reviews for technical accuracy and thoroughness
- Conducting independent deliverable reviews to ensure clarity and specifications validity
- Ensuring that the Government is fully involved in the creation of deliverables through a full review and feedbackÂ
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Financial Management |
- Direct Cost Control
- Indirect Cost Control
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- Utilizing the earned value project management methodology in capturing project costs on a frequent basis
- Delivering monthly financial reports
- Tracking key metrics (e.g., Budget Work Planned versus Actual Work Planned)
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On-Time Delivery |
- Reliability
- Timeliness of Delivery
- Risk Management
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- Developing a realistic, practical schedule
- Monitoring and updating the schedule, which is provided to the Government
- Re-planning as the scope is modified or significant events occur
- Providing ongoing communication with the client regarding schedule
- Delivering monthly status reports
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Security of Services |
- Security of Data
- Security of Deliverables
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Providing staff with appropriate security clearances and/or adjudicated public trust investigations
Adhering to established First Info Tech Team internal policies for physical security, handling of classified and/or sensitive documents, and classified meetings, as appropriate
Ensuring secure transmission of deliverables
Complying with task order requirements for disposing of Government-provided information |
Communication and Coordination |
- Ad hoc and Informal Communication
- Frequent and Open Dialogue
- Monthly Status Reviews
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- Developing new and maintaining existing professional, courteous, and collaborative working relationships with the Government staff and other contractors
- Conducting monthly status reviews of the project with the Government (and more frequent reviews as needed)
- Provide weekly progress report no later than Tuesday of the following week
- Ensuring information is shared across the project as appropriate
- Conducting routine team meetings with all staff involved in task orders to identify interdependencies and best practices
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