The Hart Mason Index is a method for the identification and classification of project issues. The index provides a way to grade projects that have issues and provides a situational awareness to stakeholders and possible consequences, including litigation and criminal prosecution.
Assessment and grading according to the Hart Mason Index is carried out during the execution of a project, that normally span the following stages:
- Euphoria and Excitement
- Disenchantment
- Search for the Guilty
- Punishment of the Innocent
- Reward for the Uninvolved
The ten point scale is intended to inform management of the severity of the issues and the likely consequences.
- Disappointment
- Mishap
- Malfunction
- Failure
- Crisis
- Calamity
- Debacle
- Fiasco
- Disaster
- Catastrophe
References
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