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Approach Alternatives and Recommendation Overview This document may be used to facilitate and document the results of formal decision analysis. It is also useful for less critical decisions as it prompts the documentation of the alternatives and the criteria used to make the selection. If following formal decision analysis, refer to the Decision Analysis and Recommendation procedure and the Decision Analysis and Resolution Guidelines in EDGE. The procedure contains the steps for formal decision analysis. The guidelines will aid in determining if formal decision analysis is required. However, it does not limit the use of decision analysis and resolution outside the guidelines stated. Most fields are required for formal decision analysis, as indicated in the Help Text. For convenience the cells that should not be altered have been locked and the worksheet has been protected. This level of protection will not allow new rows to be added or existing rows to be deleted. To make these or other changes, the sheet can be unprotected without a by selecting the Protection option from the
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Decision Analysis Team
Decision Analysis Meeting(s) Meeting Description Comparision & Brainstroming Session
Meeting Date 23/03/2009
Meeting Location Tele
Decision Analysis Audience & Communications APPs and ITO Delivery, finance , CIO DH & DL
Overview Delivery wanted to have a fixed bid management system with more dyanamic and scalable rather being revenue regonication tool. Team collected the requirement and compared with existing tool. Decision to be taken, whether we need to go for new development or Enhance the existing tool to match the requirement.
Solution Criteria 1. Dyanamic and Scalable tool 2.
Minimal code changes
3.
Project Progress Tracking
4.
Easy integration with other tools
5. 6. 7.
Business Requirements (Goals and Objectives)
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DELIVERY: Revenue recognition to be based on the milestones Project progress tracker for all the projects Multiple baseline facility and ability to track on all baselines Profitability reports (Gross Margins) to be provided
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FINANCE: Effort estimation in of pricing ‘Forecast Report’
3.
SALES: Revenue recognition based on percentage of work completed Inputs entered by PM has to be reflected in the project progress reports Allow changes on a project that has been created / an IRF has already been raised
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Design Changes should be minimal
Solution Criteria Ranking Criteria Number
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Brief Criteria Description
Dyanamic and Scalable tool Minimal code changesProgress Project Tracking Easy integration with other tools
Degree of Variance
Description
4
Exceeds
3
Meets
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Almost Meets
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Somewhat Meets Does Not Meet
Alternative Solutions
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Alternative 1 Enhancing existing tool Pros: Finance requirement is already available Cons: Project Progress Tracking, control reports need to be coding, Code changes will be more Alternative 2 New development Pros: Project Prggress Tracking control reports are already available. Code changes will be more Cons: Finance functionality to be taken care.
Alternative 3 Pros: Cons:
Alternative 4 Pros: Cons: Evaluation Method 1. Ranking 2.
Evaluation of Alternatives
Solution Criteria
Rank
Dyanamic and Scalable tool 9 Minimal code changes 6 Project Progress Tracking 7 Easy integration with other tools 7 0
Alt. 2
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Recommendation Enhancing existing tool is the Optimal solution. Deck prepared and presented to All leadership team in kick off meeting.
Risks Availability of resources with the new skill set Degree of reusing the existing components to fit into the new architecture
Communicated to:
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DH, DM, Stakeholders,
Date
Agreement This Approach Alternatives and Recommendation has been reviewed and agreed to by:
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