Check if your project is using modular design

A quick check to assess whether your project is using modular design principles.

What

Run a self-assessment to determine whether your project is using modular design concepts.

Why

For live projects, it can be useful to ask the question “are we doing things in the right way”. See how modular the project currently is.

Who

Individual

When

Your project is likely live, in Job 2 or Job 3.

Task Summary

  • 1 Setup the Tool
  • 2 Check Delivery Phases
  • 3 Check Repeatable Blocks
  • 4 Review your modularity level
  • 5 Identify improvement ideas
  • 6 Capture next steps

Instructions

1
Setup the Tool
Capture what the project is and what it is trying to deliver.
How To
  1. Enter a short project description.
  2. Select the project type.
2
Check Delivery Phases
Assess whether the project is being delivered in small, usable phases.
3
Check Repeatable Blocks
Assess whether the project is reusing standard components instead of reinventing work.
4
Review your modularity level
See how modular the project currently is.
5
Identify improvement ideas
Get a small number of practical ideas to improve modularity.
How To
  1. Review 3–5 tailored suggestions based on your answers.
  2. Note one or two ideas you want to act on.
6
Capture next steps
Record what you will do next.
How To
  1. Save or copy a short summary.
  2. Identify the first Delivery Phase or Repeatable Block to work on.
Modularity Assessment Tool

Modularity Assessment Tool

Assess your project’s readiness for iterative delivery.

A

Delivery Phases

1. We have a clear first Delivery Phase that can go live and be used.
2. We could stop after the first phase and still have something useful.
3. We are avoiding a single “Big Bang” launch event.
4. We know what success looks like specifically for the first phase.
B

Repeatable Blocks

5. We are reusing proven templates, designs, or steps.
6. We have a short list of ‘standard blocks’ we will repeat in each phase.
7. We are improving these blocks as we learn.
8. Most work is repeatable, not bespoke.
0
Phasing (A)
0
Total /40
0
Blocks (B)

Result Title

Result Description.

Ideas to Improve