COMPARE & CONTRAST PROJECT

MANAGEMENT & SCENARIO PLANNING

By Victoria RockIP2 Individual Project

Lillian LynnMGMT290-1104A-11

IntroductionProject Based Plannin

g

Scenario Based

Planning

Planning

THE ACTUAL WAY TO PLANPROJECT BASED PLANNING

THE IDEAL WAY TO PLANSCENARIO BASED PLANNING

1.) Define Project Goals

and Objectives

2.) Identify Activities

and Recourses 3.) Establish

Sequences 4.) Estimate Time - Beginning - Ending 5.) Compare with

Objectives 6.) determine

additional resource

requirements (Houghey,D.,

2011)

1.) Specify the scope of the planning

and its time frame 2.) Determine the Question 3.) Gather Background Information 4.) Determine key driving forces - High-level of

Uncertainty - High-level of Influence 5.) Identify Scenarios - Inductive - Deductive 6.) Develop Scenarios using a

Matrix - Include other Driving

Forces - Systems Thinking - Narrative Development - Characters 7.) Agree on Scenarios 8.) Discuss what each means to the Organizations 9.) Discuss Strategies for

Proactively addressing uncertainties in the future of the Organization (Strategic Management,2010)

Designed with end in mind

A consistent view of what the

future might hold

Implications of Managers and Organization

Defining Success

Results and Effects of Job Performance

Outcome of the Task

Both Techniques

Putting The Pieces Together

Matrix

Ask for Feedback

Deadlines

Announce results Define

tasks

Assign tasks

Ability & Training

Challenges

Explanation of job

TrustWHY?

Support

Conclusion

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