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Project Planning

Review Questions

  1. What is the project trying to achieve?

  2. Why?

  3. How will you achieve the aim of the project?

  • What the plan should include

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If this project is small and contained you may want to do a once-off experiment. Use the for this.

If the project is large you may want to create a Log Frame, a detailed Project Plan (or both), and a number of smaller within the project.

Experiments and Sub-project Plans

Agile, Scrum, and the Lean Startup Method

    • Agile methodologies. See .

The Lean Startup Method

Lean startup is a methodology for developing businesses and products that aims to shorten product development cycles and rapidly discover if a proposed business model is viable; this is achieved by adopting a combination of business-hypothesis-driven experimentation, iterative product releases, and validated learning.

Stakeholder Management

  • Tracking Work and Reporting

    • Needs more info

  • Invoicing and Receiving Payment

    • [shouldn't this be in Budgets and Finance? Could probably link it]

Meetings

Communication

  • Tools to Communicate Effectively

Team Management

Roles and Responsibilities

Monitoring & Evaluation

Communications & Marketing

Planning Documents

  • Project Plan [Doc]

  • Timelines/Gantt charts [Doc]

  • Budget [Doc]

See for more.

Learn more about the methodology or read the book (we have a copy in the office, just ask around).

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Managing stakeholders. See .

When it Comes to Difficult Stakeholders....[See ].

People need...[see ].

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Project Summary Sheet (similar to )

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Tips and Tricks for Meetings: How to Host and Get the Most Out of Them.
ODD "Project Bible"
See the project page example
Experiments
here
Experiment Template
experiments
AGILE
here
SCRUM
LEAN STARTUP METHOD
Defining a Partnership; the difference between a client and a partner
How to manage a client or a partner well
here
Project Manager Tasks
Recommendations on Dealing With Difficult Stakeholders
here
here
Ways and Places to Conduct Meetings
How We Communicate