Assessment

Project Health Check

Assess whether your project is healthy, at risk, or in trouble across governance, scope, schedule, cost, risk, resources, stakeholders, and delivery control.

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Assessment

Assess the project across eight control areas

This health check is a practical early warning tool. It supports better escalation and faster corrective action, but it is not a replacement for detailed project controls analysis.

0 = Not in place1 = Weak2 = Partially in place3 = Strong

Governance Is there a confirmed project sponsor with clear authority and active involvement? Are governance forums, decision rights, and escalation paths clearly defined? Are major decisions documented, tracked, and made within an agreed timeframe?

Scope Is the project scope clearly defined, approved, and understood by key stakeholders? Are scope changes controlled through a formal change process? Is there a clear link between scope, deliverables, acceptance criteria, and project objectives?

Schedule Does the project have an approved baseline schedule? Is schedule progress tracked regularly against planned milestones? Are delays, dependencies, and critical path impacts visible and actively managed?

Cost Does the project have an approved budget or cost baseline? Are actual costs, commitments, forecasts, and variances regularly reviewed? Are cost risks and funding issues escalated before they become critical?

Risk and Issues Is there an active risk register with owners, mitigation actions, and review dates? Are issues logged, assigned, prioritized, and tracked to closure? Are high risks and critical issues escalated to the right governance level?

Resources Are required project resources identified and assigned? Are resource constraints, capability gaps, or availability issues visible? Are key roles and responsibilities clearly understood by the delivery team?

Stakeholders Are key stakeholders identified and mapped by influence, interest, and impact? Is there an active communication approach for stakeholders? Are stakeholder concerns, approvals, and blockers tracked and managed?

Delivery Control Is project performance reported clearly and consistently? Are actions, decisions, risks, issues, and changes tracked in one controlled process? Does leadership receive accurate information to support timely decisions?

Suggested PM Hub resources by result

Poor

Use the Project Recovery Checklist, Project Governance Framework, RAID Log Builder, and Recovery Action Plan resources.

Weak

Strengthen governance, baseline control, risk management, ownership, and escalation discipline.

Average

Use Status Reporting, Decision Log, PERT Calculator, and Stage Gate Review resources to close control gaps.

Good

Maintain control discipline and improve the lowest scoring areas before major milestones.

Excellent

Maintain evidence-based governance and focus on benefits realization, lessons learned, and continuous improvement.