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Checkpoints

PS&J recommend managing the SPI improvement activity like a project.  There should be project manager and a weekly status meeting to track progress and to take any required corrective actions.

Each quarter, PS&J typically performs a project checkpoint.  During the checkpoint, PS&J will interview a subset of practitioners and managers, as well as examine data and analyze metrics collected over the last quarter.  PS&J will then facilitate a planning session covering activities for the next quarter.  Management is briefed on progress relative to the plan and on plans for the coming quarter. The briefing includes progress relative to the schedule, planned and actual costs, planned and actual savings to date, and next quarter activities including planned costs and savings.

Typically that last checkpoint includes preparing the staff for the assessment that complete the improvement cycle and sets the stage for the next cycle.

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