Some support analysts have expressed the view that the steps in a needs assessment project really should be described as:

• Unbridled euphoria
• Questions about the feasibility of the project
• Growing concern about the project results
• Unmitigated disaster
• Search for the guilty
• Punishment of the innocent
• Promotion of the involved

Behind each piece of humor may be some grain of truth. Write a post that describes specific steps a support analyst can take to prevent a needs assessment project from turning into the disaster described above.