Answering the following questions can offer guidance in evaluating projects, setting priorities, and determining outcomes.

•          Stewardship -- does the project enhance the organization's stewardship of the cemetery?
•          Respect -- does the project respect the qualities that make the cemetery significant?
•          Consistency -- is the project consistent with the overall preservation philosophy and needs for the burial ground?
•          Significance -- does the project improve a historically or archaeologically significant feature or adversely affect the feature?
•          Visibility -- is the project aesthetically important or prominently located within the cemetery?
•          Safety -- does the project eliminate or reduce existing or potential safety hazards?
•          Public Interest -- is this a project that will generate public interest and support?
•          Condition -- does this project protect a deteriorating resource or improve an unsightly area?
•          Funding -- are funds available for the project from either public or private sources?
•          Management -- will the project generate additional maintenance needs and, if so, have the needs been addressed?