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Identify Human Resources Needed to Complete the Project
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We can now identify our basic strategy for achieving the project goals, as summarized
in Table 2.

Table 2. Strategies for Meeting the Project Goals

Situation Action Indicated Project Strategy
The process can meet the No additional action is Discipline Strategy:
project goals if it is operated necessary, other than Establish systems to ensure
properly. ensuring that the process is proper maintenance,
properly maintained and
operated according to documentation, employee
established procedures. training, process monitoring,
and process control.

The process can meet the Identify and eliminate special Control Strategy:
project goals, but it is not causes of variation in the Provide SPC training to
doing so due to special process. operating personnel,
causes of variation.
TEAMFLY establish action plans to
respond to out-of-control
indications, develop
improvement plans to identify
and eliminate special causes
of variation.
The process can meet the Operate the process at the Optimization Strategy:
project goals if we settings indicated by DOE
implement the changes findings. Prepare plans to implement
optimal system and process
needed to optimize its settings as determined by
performance. the DOE.
Even if it were operated at New process design is Breakthrough Strategy:
optimum, the process cannot required.
meet the project goals. Develop entirely new
Breakthrough to systems designed to meet
the project goals.
unprecedented performance
levels is required to meet the Utilize the results of the
project goals. benchmarking activity.

With the appropriate strategy determined, it is time to re-evaluate project team
membership. Review Worksheet 1 (p. 2) to determine if the team as currently composed
includes the knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal attributes (KSAP) needed to
successfully implement the project strategy.

* Part of the official project plan.

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