S – ScopeÂ
What is this project about?
- Why is this project necessary?
- Who commissioned it and for what purpose?
- What outcome do they expect from us?
- What is the deadline of the project?
- What is our budget?
- Which resources should we use, and what will be the project’s impact and significance?
- What is the intention of the stakeholders?
P – Plan
How do we get there?
- In other words, what are the main deliverables?
- What are the main milestones?
- Approximately when do they need to be completed?
- Who do we need to work with in the meantime?
O – Operations
- How will we collaborate?
- Where and how will we communicate?
- What do we expect from each other in this respect?
- What type of regular meetings will we have and when?
- Where do we start to manage the tasks?
- How will reporting work?
T – Tasks
- What are the tasks that need to be done?
- And who will do them?
- In what quality, what is the standard? (again: if you think this is self-evident, you’re wrong)
- What is the deadline?