Project Planning - 10 Questions to Ask For Any Project

Project Planning – 10 Questions to Ask for Any Project

1/14/2019

Most coaches, solopreneurs, and business owners are going to be involved in a variety of projects during the coming year. What can make it challenging is the fact that you might be working alone on a project, moving it ahead in small increments OR working with an entire virtual team.

Many of the same principles apply from program design (a focus here this past fal) to project planning, and we’re going to widen our focus a bit. From Lean, to Agile, to Six Sigma, larger and smaller organizations of all kinds have been iterating the way they work.

As coaches we may be involved in projects big and small – from creating a new digital product, to organizing a series of workshop. Honing our skills in project planning and project management is very important.
As you step into your quarterly projects consider asking, reflecting and fostering discussion around these questions related to project planning:

10 Questions to ask:

What is the end result we are looking for?
What is important?
What are the non-negotiables?
What resources are going to help us get there?
What are the triple constraints? What are the timelines, the resources, and budget we have to operate within?
What milestones are we aiming towards? How clear is everyone in terms of what success will look like around these?
What could pull us off course?
What will help us stay focused?
What communication and feedback loops have we put into place?
What’s going to support that effort?

What other questions would you ask around the current projects you are working on?

Let us know what projects you have on the docket by sharing in the comments!

Best wishes,
Jennifer

Jennifer Britton, PCC, CPCC
Author multiple books including the Coaching Business Builder Workbook and Planner (2018), Effective Group Coaching (2010)
Potentials Realized
Phone: 416-996-8326
Check out the November 2018 CBB Book Club Call entitled "2019 Planning. Already?". You can view it here.

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Coach Jennifer Britton has worked with entrepreneurs across a variety of sectors since the late 1990s, even before she was in business herself. From supporting micro-entreprise and eco-tourism businesses to working with service based entrepreneurs and coaches, her PRACTICAL and TACTICAL approach to business coaching is ACTION focused, with emphasis on AWARENESS as well. Jenn is the author of the Coaching Business Builder Workbook and planner, and 3 others books related to group and team coaching and virtual conversations. She also hosts the Coaching BIzGrowth Lab, an open-enrollment group coaching program for coaches. Jenn founded her business - Potentials Realized - in April 2004.