1. Responsible Enterprise & Business Sector
Action Planning
Backwards Planning (DOC 119kb)
Use this when you have a project or an idea you want to implement. It helps you picture the end result and what you need to put in place to achieve this.
Critical Path Analysis (DOC 129kb)
An approach to use when managing a project or when planning to achieve any objective. This allows individuals /project groups to understand what must happen and in what order on the critical path to achievement.
Critical Success Factors for Projects (DOC 127kb)
This tool is enables groups to identify the critical things which must go right to boost the probability of success - the CSFs.
Helpers & Hinderers (DOC 127kb)
This tool is most effective if used by a project group that are starting to think about implementation of an idea. It helps to identify risk elements and to plan activities which will reduce the impact of hindrances.
Magazines Tool (DOC 165kb)
This is an idea generation tool using lateral thinking techniques to make new connections which can lead to new opportunities for people working in projects or enterprises. It uses a varied supply of magazines to stimulate interest, imagination and new thinking.
Pictures Tool (DOC 125kb)
This a lateral thinking tool which uses free association to prompt you to generate trigger ideas and then to generate multiple associations from the original idea.
Project Management 1 Page Guide (DOC 145kb)
This is a one page summary of where to start with project management for the uninitiated. Anyone can start on the project journey using this roadmap.
Project Planning - Who, What, Where, Why, When & How (DOC 121kb)
This tool is a type of checklist. It uses what, why, where, when and how to ask questions about the ideas/projects to ensure nothing is missed. Individuals or groups can use this approach to explore the completeness of proposed solutions and assist in the selection of the most suitable option.
Setting a Well Formed Outcome (DOC 114kb)
This tool provides a matrix with relevant questions to ensure outcomes or objectives are well thought through to improve the probability of success.
SMART Action Planning (DOC 122kb)
SMART Action Planning ensures that objectives set are Specific, Measurable, Affordable, Realistic and Timely i.e. SMART. Guidance is provided here on the right sort of questions to ask to apply SMART planning for better results.
Storyboarding (DOC 235kb)
This tool can be used for solution development, and planning. It involves a group of people who put together a storyboard of ideas. They need to concentrate on what activities could be carried out to implement the idea/project they are working on and use cards and pictures to build their story for achievement.
Temporary Teams (DOC 176kb)
This tool consists of a checklist to make sure that the team is clear about purpose and boundaries and that all logistical and membership issues have been fully considered before the team commences work. There is also a reference table of the characteristics of a Dream team to aim for and those of a Nightmare team to avoid!
Tree Diagram (DOC 289kb)
This is a project management tool which helps to show the sequence of necessary implementation activities and/or identifies the activities which are critical in allowing any particular step in the process of delivery to effectively take place.
Vision to Reality (DOC 126kb)
Vision to Reality - Portuguese (DOC 113kb)
This tool can be used when you have developed the vision for your project or community. It involves a fun interactive game using chairs to plan forward by stepping back!
Work Breakdown Structures (DOC 170kb)
Use this tool to identify tasks - usually within a project - which must be completed to achieve an objective. The guidance shows how to systematically breakdown an objective into specific tasks.