Navigating Ops in a Box
Our process is separated into phases, elements, steps, and tasks.
Phases
The DORIS process contains seven steps:
Elements
Elements make up the phases. Elements include activities like meetings and data collection and deliverables like the Project Basics document. Each phase has unique elements.
Steps
Within each element, a cycle of steps is used to organize tasks. These steps always occur in the same order and must be taken consecutively. However, not every element will include tasks in all four steps. In these definitions, assume "the thing" refers to the element (meeting, deliverable, etc.)
1. Define
Establish the strategy for the thing.
2. Develop
Prepare all the stuff you will need to be able to do the thing.
3. Deploy + Debug
Do the thing and monitor processes for quality assurance.
4. Done
Finish the thing so you can move on to the next thing.
Tasks
Finally, within each step, there are tasks. Each task is a piece of work to be done or undertaken.