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there's two acronyms for checklists of things to consider about a new initiative, 'SMART' (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-bound), 'DUMB' (doable, understandable, manageable & beneficial). There's also 'SMARTER', which is SMART plus Evaluate, Re-evaluate. Some have suggested Ethical for the E.

in sum, here's my personal checklist:


RACI matrix

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsibility_assignment_matrix . Columns are roles (i.e. positions within the organization), rows are task. Matrix entries are one of R,A,C,I: