PART 5 – What’s In My Toolbox?
19 Chapter 19: My Tools
Tools for Chapter 2: Group Formation
- Team Profile
- Proposal template
- Sample BTM team profile
- Sample Group Resume – https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/designteach/teach/instructionalstrategies/groupprojects/tools/SkillsInventoriesGroupResumes/GroupResume.docx
- While this article speaks to webpages, inspiration for your profile can certainly be gleaned here https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/06/meet-the-team-pages-examples-and-trends/
- Check out this skills inventory from Carnegie Mellon University
- Competency test – https://www.123test.com/competency-test/
- Skills survey – https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/get-started.htm
- 10 career self-assessment tools – https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/best-free-career-assessment-tools
- Roles and responsibilities template
- Project management guide for everything RACI – https://www.smartsheet.com/comprehensive-project-management-guide-everything-raci
- Delegation checklist – https://d2myx53yhj7u4b.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/IC-15-Item-delegation-checklist.pdf
- Proposal templates and info
- Group contract templates
Tools for Chapter 3: Securing a Client
- Pitching to the client
- How to pitch a project – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dak2DkfDTuU
- 6 Psychological tricks to make people like you immediately – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-Zhah7VSGQ
- The elevator pitch – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phyU2BThK4Q
- Presenting to clients
- 5 Steps to a killer presentation opener – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEDcc0aCjaA
- How to create an awesome slide presentation – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bSOAl1i8bw
- The surprising secret to speaking with confidence – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2MR5XbJtXU
- How to present your ideas clearly – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avew5rVAwi0
- Presentation decks
- How to give an awesome presentation – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i68a6M5FFBc
- Raw Shorts explainer video platform – https://www.rawshorts.com/
Tools for Chapter 4: Creating Effective Deliverables
- Project management apps/platforms:
Tools for Chapter 9: Solution Phase
- Risk assessment matrix
Tools for Chapter 13: Keep Your Client Informed
- Communications plan templates
- Communication Plan Template – https://www.projectmanager.com/templates/communications-plan-template
- Internal and external communication plan template – https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https://d2myx53yhj7u4b.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/IC-Internal-External-Stakeholder-Communication-Plan-Template.dotx
- Communications management plan – https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=http://www.projectmanagementdocs.com/template/Communications-Management-Plan.doc
- SMART Goals template – https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https://d2myx53yhj7u4b.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/IC-Communication-Strategy-SMART-Goals-Template-WORD.dotx
- SoW/Charter templates
- https://www.smartsheet.com/free-statement-work-templates
- https://templates.office.com/en-us/Statement-of-Work-Red-design-TM03923594?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US&fromAR=1
- https://templates.office.com/en-us/Statement-of-work-TM01184032?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US&fromAR=1
- How to write an SoW http://peopleprocessandprofit.com/2010/08/25/how-to-write-a-sow/
- Other SoW and Charter templates https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dfP9Phmxs645WkUC9ZuELG_mAthiCtmU?usp=sharing
- NDA templates
- https://www.lawdepot.ca/contracts/non-disclosure-agreement/#.WvBdTdMvzOQ
- https://www.legalcontracts.com/contracts/confidentiality-agreement/?loc=CA&pid=googleadwords-confid_ca-nondisclosureL1_m2-ggkey_nda%20template&gclid=CjwKCAjw8r_XBRBkEiwAjWGLlCQnCCockL_1rOuo1agyzqfohB5wa52EK6MJw0xFYuZQqjKQkAvJOBoCaGoQAvD_BwE
- https://www.wonder.legal/en-ca/modele/non-disclosure-agreement-nda-en-ca
Tools for Chapter 17: Keep Your Client Partnered
- CR templates/samples
- Example change request form – https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https://www2a.cdc.gov/cdcup/library/templates/CDC_UP_Change_Request_Form_Example.doc
- Change request form template – http://www.fdot.gov/it/PDM/8_Project_Management/Change_Control_Request_Form.docx
- Sample change request form – https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https://pma.doit.wisc.edu/DoIT%20Templates_Examples/Stage%203%20-%20Plan/Stage%203%20Plan%20Examples/3.3.4%20Example%20-%20Change%20Request%20Form,%20v2.0.doc
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