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HATS Lessons LearnedHATS Lessons LearnedJune 24, 2008June 24, 2008

June 24, 2008June 24, 2008 Pennsylvania Department of Human ServicesPennsylvania Department of Human ServicesBureau of Information SystemsBureau of Information Systems

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AgendaAgenda

Ground RulesGround Rules GoalsGoals Lessons Learned Lessons Learned

DefinedDefined The TeamThe Team Game PlanGame Plan Action PlansAction Plans Next StepsNext Steps

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Ground RulesGround Rules

Turn your cell phone to silent.Turn your cell phone to silent. No interruptions or judgments.No interruptions or judgments. If names MUST be mentioned, If names MUST be mentioned,

keep it professional.keep it professional. no personalities.no personalities.

Contribute openly to the discussion.Contribute openly to the discussion. Identify needed actions explicitly.Identify needed actions explicitly. Others you would like to add?Others you would like to add?

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GoalsGoals

Learn from our experiences.Learn from our experiences. Engage in a dialogue that will give each of Engage in a dialogue that will give each of

us a view of alternative perspectives.us a view of alternative perspectives. Improve team communications.Improve team communications. Create an action plan for application on Create an action plan for application on

future initiatives.future initiatives.

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What is a Lessons What is a Lessons Learned Session?Learned Session?

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Lessons Learned DefinedLessons Learned Defined

A retrospective of past events or actions.A retrospective of past events or actions. Brainstorming ideas for working more Brainstorming ideas for working more

effectively going forward. effectively going forward. Developing actions for applying lessons Developing actions for applying lessons

learned to future initiatives.learned to future initiatives. Improving team communications.Improving team communications.

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The TeamThe Team

FacilitatorFacilitator Hearings & AppealsHearings & Appeals DHS Bureau of DHS Bureau of

Information Systems Information Systems (BIS) (BIS) Project Management Project Management

Office (PMO)Office (PMO) Division of Enterprise Division of Enterprise

Applications (DEA)Applications (DEA) Division of Technology Division of Technology

Engineering (DTE)Engineering (DTE)

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Game PlanGame Plan

Create the TimelineCreate the Timeline Identify positive, neutral, and negative events/actions Identify positive, neutral, and negative events/actions

that occurred during the project.that occurred during the project.

Timeline WalkthroughTimeline Walkthrough What worked well? What worked well? What still puzzles us?What still puzzles us? Prioritize identified issues.Prioritize identified issues.

Action PlanningAction Planning Be reasonable, in terms of what is doable.Be reasonable, in terms of what is doable.

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Create TimelineCreate Timeline

List actual events or milestones in List actual events or milestones in chronological order.chronological order.

Not yet identifying whether it was good or Not yet identifying whether it was good or bad.bad.

Typically this is a shared view of what Typically this is a shared view of what happened when, fact-based.happened when, fact-based.

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TimelineTimeline

Start DateStart Date Phases/ActivitiesPhases/Activities

StrategyStrategy InitiationInitiation PlanningPlanning Execution & ControlExecution & Control

Project ClosedProject Closed Lessons Learned – June 24, 2008Lessons Learned – June 24, 2008

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Timeline WalkthroughTimeline Walkthrough

For each event/milestone identify:For each event/milestone identify: what worked.what worked. what did not work.what did not work.

Identify areas to focus on rather than Identify areas to focus on rather than specific solutions.specific solutions.

Give examples.Give examples. Don’t assume or infer.Don’t assume or infer.

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Areas to ConsiderAreas to ConsiderProject Project

ManagementManagementTechnical Technical

ManagementManagementHuman FactorsHuman Factors OverallOverall

Project PlanningProject Planning RequirementsRequirements CommunicationCommunication Customer Customer SatisfactionSatisfaction

Resource Resource ManagementManagement

SpecificationsSpecifications Team ExperienceTeam Experience Technical Technical SuccessSuccess

Risk ManagementRisk Management Test PlanTest Plan Interaction with Interaction with Project SponsorProject Sponsor

Quality ProductQuality Product

Change ControlChange Control ConstructionConstruction Interaction with Interaction with CustomerCustomer

Product AcceptedProduct Accepted

ProcurementProcurement TestingTesting Interaction with Interaction with ManagementManagement

On TimeOn Time

Budget Budget ManagementManagement

RolloutRollout Management Management SupportSupport

Within BudgetWithin Budget

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Time-OutTime-Out

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Action PlanningAction Planning

Prioritize issues to be addressed.Prioritize issues to be addressed. Identify how each issue could be resolved Identify how each issue could be resolved

in the future.in the future. Don’t be too ambitious in any one action.Don’t be too ambitious in any one action. If necessary, decrease the scope of the If necessary, decrease the scope of the

action to something that could be action to something that could be realistically achieved.realistically achieved.

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Action PlanningAction Planning

What type of action is it?What type of action is it? Short-term fix?Short-term fix? Root cause solution?Root cause solution?

If outside of your sphere of responsibility, If outside of your sphere of responsibility, how can you influence the decision-how can you influence the decision-makers?makers?

Who is responsible for each action?Who is responsible for each action?

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Next StepsNext Steps

Retrospective output will be Retrospective output will be written and shared with the written and shared with the group.group.

Action Plan will be published Action Plan will be published within the PMO for use on within the PMO for use on future efforts with Hearings future efforts with Hearings and Appeals, as well as with and Appeals, as well as with other BIS supported other BIS supported projects.projects.

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Thank you for coming! Thank you for coming! Your voice is very important to the Your voice is very important to the

Bureau of Information Systems. We Bureau of Information Systems. We look forwarding to working with you look forwarding to working with you

soon!soon!

Contact: Carole Hussey, 717-772-7980, or [email protected]