Managing Projects: A Guide For Social Entrepreneurs
A guide to project management, tailored towards social enterprises.
by Auren Kaplan
This document takes the user through the ideation and implementation process of project management. A good guide for those that don’t have primary experience with managing significant projects; outlines necessary steps to think about and take action on. The outline is targeted towards social entrepreneurs and those involved in work with social enterprises.
Specifically, the document outlines the elements of a given project that ensure all stones have been turned. The broad outline is as follows (keep in mind that more detail for each bullet point is addressed in the document):
1. Pitching / Brief
2. Go / No Go Decision
3. Deliverables & Expectations
4. Estimation & Contingency
5. Resourcing & Structure
6. Costing & Budgeting
7. Team Management
8. Stakeholder Management
9. Time Management
10. Profit Margins
11. Monitoring Outcomes
12. Learning / Evaluating
The slideshow was created by Rizwan Tayabali. It may be viewed in its entirety as well as downloaded here:
