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Overview

Planning and managing projects are core to your work as a social entrepreneur. Within any
project, you will have to manage your resources ­ people, time, money, materials, tools ­ and
combine them to get things done. And you need to do all this in a way that ensure you do not run
out of money, lose your team, or become despondent. Ultimately, you are doing what you are
doing because you love it! So, if you are not loving it, it is a good sign that something is wrong.

Setting up a project has the following key elements:
1. The project name
2. The purpose of the project
3. The Team
4. Managing the budget
5. Communication
6. Planning and Flow
7. Knowing when to stop if things go wrong

References
Books on traditional project management thinking
http://project­management.com/top­10­best­project­management­books­to­keep­within­reach/
Lean project management
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_project_management
Submitted by W Graham Stewart, Still Consulting / Wind Harvest International

The challenge

how to manage a project to make it happen…on time, within budget and with ease

“Plans are worthless. Planning is essential. “ Dwight D. Eisenhower

Description

Planning and managing projects are core to your work as a social entrepreneur. Within any
project, you will have to manage your resources ­ people, time, money, materials, tools ­ and
combine them to get things done. And you need to do all this in a way that ensure you do not run
out of money, lose your team, or become despondent. Ultimately, you are doing what you are
doing because you love it! So, if you are not loving it, it is a good sign that something is wrong.

Setting up a project has the following key elements:
1. The project name
2. The purpose of the project
3. The Team
4. Managing the budget
5. Communication
6. Planning and Flow
7. Knowing when to stop if things go wrong

References
Books on traditional project management thinking
http://project­management.com/top­10­best­project­management­books­to­keep­within­reach/
Lean project management
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_project_management
Submitted by W Graham Stewart, Still Consulting / Wind Harvest International

The challenge

how to manage a project to make it happen…on time, within budget and with ease

“Plans are worthless. Planning is essential. “ Dwight D. Eisenhower

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