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DELIVER
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DELIVER | EXECUTE → CONTROL → COMMUNICATE → HAND OVER
Are we delivering what was planned and controlling what changes?
INPUT: Approved Delivery Plan
PRIMARY OUTPUT: Deliverables ready for validation
EXPECTED OUTCOME: Planned solution produced and ready to be validated
EXECUTE
Are the planned deliverables being produced?
Coordinate the work and remove practical obstacles so the team can produce the agreed deliverables.
• Coordinate people, suppliers, information and environments• Confirm planned work is progressing• Keep delivery aligned with approved scope and solution
CONCEPTUAL OUTPUT
Deliverables in progress / completed deliverables
Integrated Delivery Plan / GanttPaste link or insert file icon here
CONTROL
Are we on track, and what requires action or decision?
Monitor actual progress against the plan and manage deviations, blockers, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions and changes.
• Update task and milestone status• Identify delays or blockers• Assign actions and decisions• Route CRs, incidents and defects through official channels• Escalate when required
CONCEPTUAL OUTPUT
Current delivery status; controlled actions, decisions and changes
Executive Project Status
Integrated Delivery Plan + Integrated Activity LogPaste link or insert file icon here
COMMUNICATE
Who needs to know what, or decide what, now?
Provide the right level of information to the right audience, without duplicating operational detail.
• Weekly team review: coordinate and control• Biweekly executive review: inform, decide and escalate• Communicate only material progress, deviations and decisions
CONCEPTUAL OUTPUT
Shared status; decisions and leadership support
Weekly Agenda
Weekly Delivery Review Agenda + Executive Status PowerPointPaste link or insert file icon here
VALIDATION HANDOVER
Are the deliverables ready to be validated?
Confirm that the planned deliverables and the prerequisites needed for formal validation are available.
• Deliverables complete enough for validation• Approved changes incorporated• Known defects documented• Validation evidence, users, data and environments ready• Validation owner prepared
CONCEPTUAL OUTPUT
Deliverables ready for validation
LINKED TOOL / EVIDENCE
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DELIVER → VALIDATE GATE
Are the deliverables complete and ready for validation?
Use the gate to decide whether formal validation can begin.
GATE DECISION
GO
DECISION / EVIDENCE
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Decision
GO
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SUCCESS METRICS
• Milestones achieved on schedule
• Business requirements satisfied
• Critical risks actively managed
• Critical issues resolved or mitigated
• Stakeholder reporting maintained