Data requirements for "What are our most important projects?"

This business question examines all projects including their lifecycle information, current year budget, architecture impact, business value, and project risk.

To have meaningful data for the business question What are our most important projects?, you must capture the following information about the projects in your company.

Class Attribute Mandatory Explanation

Project

Name

Start Date

The date that the project starts.

End Date

x

The date that the project ends.

Status

x

The approval status of the project.

Project Risk

x

An evaluation type based on the indicator types Duration, Team Size, and Technology Adoption .

Business Value

x

An evaluation type based on Cost Savings Potential, Market Opportunity, and Strategic Value .

Architectural Impact

x

An evaluation type based on Complexity Reduction, Innovation, and Standards Conformity .

Monitoring Budget

x

Project evaluation indicator to monitor whether the project is within budget. Contributes to the calculation of the RAG Status.

Monitoring Resource

x

Project evaluation indicator to monitor whether the project is within the resource allocation. Contributes to the calculation of the RAG Status.

Monitoring Time

x

Project evaluation indicator to monitor whether the project is on time. Contributes to the calculation of the RAG Status.

Project Group

Name

The project portfolio that bundles the project.