This techological assessment report looks at the issues raised in the strategic plan and evaluates them in the context of past, current and future technological developments. The objective is to inspect the assumptions in the strategic plan in this new light and subject them to a reality test. The technological assessment cannot really be effectively performed without a good strategic plan and a thoroughgoing statement of requirements.
An estimate using a simple MSExcel spreadsheet for a simple job made up of professional tasks charged out at multiple standard rates by task with a drop-down task list and a look-up price list. Change the price list and the estimate changes. Key in the proposed start times and finished times for each task and have the calculator estimate the task hours and costs.
A one-page planner for the year 2022, useful for printing out and filling in with a pen.
A one-page planner for the year 2015 with simple Y/N assignment, useful for evaluating days required for resource assignment, for, say a new project.
The local environment plan (LEP) is not subject to strict rules and planners have adopted a number of different models over the years. This model (in the form of a single page diagram in PDF) has proven very useful to a number of projects in helping to generate the chapters required for a successful LEP.
This work schedule is designed for consultants planning their commitment to an external job or for internal jobs with "days only" assignments and includes a nine week planning schedule, days planned, and a calculation of the effort required by the team at 3 levels of assignment (project manager, senior, junior), and also a calculation of the effort required by the client at 2 levels of assignment (manager, worker). This can be used as a basic GANTT chart.
A very simple document but very effective for keeping control over the cost of changes to the project, for projects operating under a development contract or a service level agreement. This document links the change management project documents to the external legal agreement. Changes are represented by a legal agreement (called a "Contract Variation") and this register controls the issue of contract variations and keeps track of their cost to the project.
