Project selection can be a treacherous path to go down unless you choose them correctly. This addition to our How to Guide Series outlines the 10 commandments of project selection.

1. Project Selection Primer
TLS Continuum How To Guide #11

2. Project Selection
You only have so much time
2400 minutes per one week
124,800 minutes per year
You need to choose your projects wisely

3. Project Selection Guidelines
Is it customer demand based?
Is it doable?
Do you have the resources?

4. 10 Commandments of Project Selection
Thou Shalt become one with the customer
Customer involvement is critical
Their wants, needs and schedules is your lifeline
They are your primary goal as a business
You need to know them as if they were you

5. 10 Commandments of Project Selection
Thou shalt align all projects with corporate values,
missions and goals
Corporate values are the rock of your organization
Your mission should produce the organizational roadmap
Your goals are where you are trying to get to
Projects need to be in sync with all three

6. 10 Commandments of Project Selection
Thou shalt seek total organizational alignment with
project outcomes
Need total buy in within the organization
From Management
From Customers
From Stakeholders
From Rank and file employees

7. 10 Commandments of Project Selection
Thou shalt seek a positive return on investment on all
projects
Not every project should be attempted
Failure should be rewarded
Loss on investment in the end should not
Projects need to result in better bottom line

8. 10 Commandments of Project Selection
Thou shalt ensure that all resources are in place
All resources needed must be in place at beginning of
project
They might not be needed at that moment
Have to be ready when needed
Involve stakeholders

9. 10 Commandments of Project Selection
Thou shalt ensure that all projects are concentrated on
true process causes
Not every reason for a problem are true causes
Need to look for the root causes
Causes should not be ones that are one time events

10. 10 Commandments of Project Selection
Thou shalt ensure that all projects will be implemented
DO NOT enter into a project unless you are committed to the
outcome
False improvement efforts do no one any good
Implementation needs to be timely and precise

11. 10 Commandments of Project Selection
Thou shalt ensure that all projects are based in urgency
Human Beings like to procrastinate
Continuous Process Improvement demands the now
Your customers demand the now
GE Workout – Complete the project to improvement in 90 days

12. 10 Commandments of Project Selection
Thou shalt strive to have all projects are based on
evidence based metrics
Avoid thinking you know all the answers
Solutions must be based on evidence based metrics
Metrics must show the reason for the solution

13. 10 Commandments of Project Selection
Thou shalt strive to have all projects deliver the end
result cheaper, faster and better
All projects must be centered around three goals
Deliver solution Cheaper
Deliver solution Faster
Deliver solution with less rework

14. Project Selection Guidelines
Projects are you lifeline to a better organization
Choose them wisely
Choose them based on validated reasoning
Choose them based on being one with the customer

15. Project Selection Guidelines
PROJECT SELECTION MUST BE FOUNDED IN WHAT THE CUSTOMER
NEEDS
WANTS
DEMANDS
WILLING TO PAY FOR
NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS

16. Daniel Bloom
SPHR, Six Sigma Black Belt
Chief Executive Officer
Daniel Bloom & Associates, Inc.
PO Box 1233
Largo, FL 33779
(727) 581-6216
dan@dbaiconsulting.com
http://www.dbaiconsulting.com
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