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Target-Organization Assessment

 

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Table of Contents

1.áááááá Introduction         

1.1áááá Purpose     

1.2áááá Scope     

1.3áááá Definitions, Acronyms and Abbreviations     

1.4áááá References     

1.5áááá Overview     

2.áááááá Business Context

3.              Business Idea and Strategy in the Project Context

4.áááááá External Factors

4.1áááá Customers     

4.2áááá Competitors     

4.3áááá Other Stakeholders     

5.áááááá Internal Factors

5.1áááá Business Processes     

5.2áááá Supporting Tools     

5.3áááá Internal Organization     

5.4áááá Competencies, Skills and Attitudes     

5.5áááá Capacity for Change     

6.       Benchmarking Results

7.        Performance of Target Organization

8.áááááá Assessment Conclusion   

8.1               Problems Areas

8.2               Applicable New Technologies


Target-Organization Assessment

1.                  Introduction

[The introduction of the Target-Organization Assessment should provide an overview of the entire document. It should include the purpose, scope, definitions, acronyms, abbreviations, references, and overview of this Target-Organization Assessment.]

1.1               Purpose

[Specify the purpose of this Target-Organization Assessment.]

1.2               Scope

[A brief description of the scope of this Target-Organization Assessment; what Project(s) it is associated with, and anything else that is affected or influenced by this document.]

1.3               Definitions, Acronyms and Abbreviations

[This subsection should provide the definitions of all terms, acronyms, and abbreviations required to properly interpret the Target-Organization Assessment.  This information may be provided by reference to the project Business Glossary.]

1.4               References

[This subsection should provide a complete list of all documents referenced elsewhere in the Target-Organization Assessment.á Each document should be identified by title, report number (if applicable), date, and publishing organization.á Specify the sources from which the references can be obtained. This information may be provided by reference to an appendix or to another document.]

1.5               Overview

[This subsection should describe what the rest of the Target-Organization Assessment contains and explain how the document is organized.]

2.                  Business Context

[A brief description of the business domain in which the organization work.]

3.                  Business Idea and Strategy in the Project Context

[A description of how business idea and business strategy are related to the problem domains.

A description of how well existing processes are in line with the vision and the strategy of the business.]

4.                  External Factors

4.1               Customers

[A listing of the customers and what they expect of the products. This should include a summary of investigations made to understand the customers' demands on the business. ]

4.2               Competitors

[A listing of the competitors.]

4.3               Other Stakeholders

[A listing of other stakeholders, such as suppliers and partners.]

5.                  Internal Factors

5.1               Business Processes

[A brief description of the current business processes.á]

5.2               Supporting Tools

[A brief description of todayÆs tool support.]

5.3               Internal Organization

[A brief description of the internal organization, what roles and teams they have today.]

5.4               Competencies, Skills and Attitudes

[An inventory of the competencies, skills, and attitudes of the individuals in the organization.]

5.5               Capacity for Change

[A brief description of the ôcapacity for changeö.]

6.                  Benchmarking Results

[A summary of results arrived at in benchmarking studies.]

7.                  Performance of Target Organization

[A summary of measurements made on the existing business, process by process.]

8.                  Assessment Conclusion

[List the major problem areas and opportunity areas, regardless of which of the categories it belongs.]

8.1               Problems Areas

[A summary of the analysis of the activities of the exiting business processes.]

8.2               Applicable New Technologies

[A summary of available state-of-the-art solutions, that are applicable in the business.]