your project, from idea to implementation
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KCIC Bootcamp, Fall 2013 , Susan Mernit, presenter
From Ideato implementation.
Creating your 100 day plan.
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You got the funding ! Now what?
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You make a plan
Q: How do you move from concept to execution ?
Answer: Very thoughtfully.
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•Budget•Hiring•Obstacles & Dependencies•Partnerships•Platforms•Requirements•Timeline
All things to think about as you plan
CR, talking to new grantee: “Who do you
want your project to reach?”
Grantee: EVERYONE!
CR: Uh, who does that mean, exactly?
Define your audience
Who are the audiences for your project?—break it down into 3 or 4 segments
Are these new audiences you want to reach?—Or audiences you have?
And what do you know about their online behaviors?
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Who’s your audience?Age
GenderRace
ValuesBehaviors
IncomeJobs
Life stagesTechnology consumption
InterestsAll play a role in determining level of
interest
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Remember that everyone is a group of someones
Strategic question 1
• Ask: Who are the core audiences my project needs to connect with/?
• Understand: Core characteristics and behaviors of those groups
Next, plan your team
Basic questions:• What are the roles we need to make this happen?• What are the skills we need?• Who is the project lead?• Who do we have?• Whom do we need to hire?• What are the roles and responsibilities?
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Keep it CLEARKnow who the lead is
Make sure roles are defined—and everyone knows them.
Set goals and milestones where all can see them.
Select project management tools—Google Docs, Basecamp, Asana are some choices
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If you can’t measure it, you haven’t thought it through.
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It’s all about the roadmap
Iterative design
Launching—and then refining
Define product requirementsAND project outcomes—
HOW will you get there?
Example: GrowWNY game as content for young adults focused on green issues
What’s my footprint? Global footprint game was a direct result of wanting to reach younger adults via gamification
See: http://growwny.org/learn-a-live-green-home/whats-my-footprint
Invest in
process in
your
plan
Think about:Who’s in charge?What are the results you need?Are you measuring the right
things?Who decides in a conflict?
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Check in
with
your community
AKA
your
audience
Are you solving a problem others would like to solve?Are you working in partnership?
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Measure your work— learn from the data
The best friends you can have:
• Google analytics• Facebook insights• Twitter analytics• Survey Monkey
Check stats daily, weekly, monthly
• Compile & discuss• Use to fine tune
Use to refine approach, focus
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Work your plan
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Work on your plan through the whole boot camp
Show it to advisors and colleagues
Modify, adjust, tweak
QUESTIONS & DISCUSSIONS
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What’s the biggest risk?What do you know you don’t know?
It’s not a unicorn, okay?
ResourcesBoot-camp: This week is
hands-onCircuit-Riders: You have one
—take advantageFurther reading:Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
by David Allen
The One-Page Project Manager: Communicate and Manage Any Project With a Single Sheet of Paper by Clark A. Campbell
The Definitive Guide to Project Management: The fast track to getting the job done on time and on budget (2nd Edition) by Sebastian Nokes
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SUSAN MERNIT
[email protected]: susanmernitSusanmernit.comSusanmernit.tumblr.com
Questions welcomed—hit me up via email.
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