Navigating Ops in a Box

Our process is separated into phases, parts, steps, and tasks.

Phases

The DORIS process contains seven phases:

1:: Project Launch

2 :: Project Orientation

3 :: Challenge Seeking

4 :: Challenge Defining

5 :: Solution Seeking

6 :: Solution Defining

7 :: Project Conclusion

PartsMilestones

PartsMilestones make up the phases. PartsMilestones include activities (like meetings and data collection) and deliverables like the Project Basics document. Each phase has unique parts.

Steps

Within each part, 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 part (meeting, deliverable, etc.)

1. DefineStart

Establish the strategy for the thing.milestone.

2. DevelopPlan

Prepare all the stuffresources you will need to be able to do the thing.milestone.

3. Deploy + DebugExecute

DoConduct the thingmilestone.

and

4. monitorMonitor

processes

Monitor for quality assurance.

4.5. DoneFinish

Finish the thingmilestone so you can move on to the next thing.milestone.

Tasks

Finally, within each step, there are tasks. Each task is a piece of work to be done or undertaken.