Assessment Table

 

Assessment Criteria

 

Mark

Score

Cost of Project - Costs must include all time/resource spent on the project and not just the dedicated project team. Costs should also follow the “whole life costing” approach,  i.e. 48 months including recurring costs, as recommended in current UoE Procurement Policies/Guidance at:http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/policies-procedures

£25m or over

15

1

£10m or over

7

£1m or over

4

£0.5m or over

2

Under £0.5m

1

Impact on Staff and Students

Direct impact on staff/students across the University

4

4

Direct impact on staff/students across a College or Support Group

3

Direct impact on staff/students across a School or Support Group function (or other significant group of staff or students)

2

Impacts only on staff /students within a local organisation

1

Complexity

High

  • Large no of external non University stakeholders or partner organisations (>3)  and/or
  • Affects large number of diverse stakeholders with significant changes to roles, business processes, IT systems and ways of working

4

 

Medium

  • 1 – 3 external non University stakeholders or partner organisations  and/or
  • affects a large group of people having similar roles/expertise with some significant changes to business processes, IT systems and ways of working

2

 

Low

  • No external non University partner organisation and/or
  • affects few people with little or no change in business processes, IT systems and ways of working

1

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Reputational Impact on University if project gets into difficulties or is not delivered

Potential for impact on international or UK profile

4

4

Potential for impact on Scotland profile

2

Potential for local impact

1

 

Overall Project Score

10/13

If Score 20 or over, then project is a “Strategic” project

If Score is 10-19, then project is a “Major” project

If Score is <10, theproject is a “Normal” project