Definitions
Around JFS/OIS
Allocations
Elevator Speech/Executive Summary Technique for Status Reports
Potpourri
100

The application of processes, methods, skills, knowledge and experience to achieve specific project objectives according to the project acceptance criteria within agreed parameters.

What is project management?

100

This is where you can find online JFS internal communications.

What is the Beacon?

100

Allocations are the reservation of this.

What is resources time?

100

An elevator speech can provide value by focusing on these elements of the project status.

What are the key elements?

100

If your project status indicator slips to yellow or red you need to create these two things in Clarity.

What is an issue and change request?

200

The people who are directly impacted by the project you are working on.

Who are stakeholders?

200

Director Damschroder sends this out weekly to JFS staff.

What is the Friday shout out?

200

These people are ultimately responsibility for allocation of staff .

Who are resource managers?

200

An elevator speech provides this for busy stakeholders.

What is efficiency?

200

According to the Teleworking Excellence Guide you should be available and respond to colleagues the same day at least by this timeframe.

What is the end of the day?

300

The product or products of what you expect to have at the end of your project.

What are deliverables?

300

Desktops, laptops/surfaces, printers, mobile devices, VOIP phones, wall mounted audio/visual devices and the IT infrastructure that supports these devices is known as what?

What is the endpoint computing environment?

300

The PM can use this in Clarity to identify if a resource is over-allocated.

What is My Allocations portlet?

300

How many sentences should your status report be using the elevator speech technique?

What is four to six?

300

It is good practice to include this in the subject line of project related communications.

What is the PRJ or IDEA numbers?

400

Tasks that rely on the completion of other tasks before they can be performed.

What are dependencies?

400

This OIS section offers business requirements and system validation services to ODJFS offices.

What is system testing and requirements services (STARS)?

400

If a resource is no longer needed on the project or at a level less than current allocation the PM should do this.

What is reduce the allocation for the timeframe they are not needed?

400

You may or may not include this in your status report using the elevator speech technique.

What is a section for additional information?

400

PMO wide assignments with the name and deadline can be found here.

What is the assignments spreadsheet?

500

The project's tasks and deliverables begin to exceed the allotted project scope that has been approved.

What is scope creep?

500

This OIS team is responsible for ODJFS system security plans, security impact assessments, contract reviews, and IT risk assessments.

What is governance, risk and compliance (GRC) unit?

500

Maintaining correct allocations is important to ensure your project is this.

What is adequately staffed?

500

Using the elevator speech technique, your status should include this if the project is experiencing blockers.

What is next steps and the impact on customer?

500

This new JFS program enables employees to submit ideas for consideration and potential implementation.

What is Hearing Everyone and Responding with Diligence (HEARD)?

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