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2. Why? … are local food prices too high? “Because most food is shipped in.”3. Why? … is most food shipped in? …4. Why?5. Why?

1Identify the problem. Be very specific.Using the 5 Whys:1st iteration of problem statement – Impoverished community members don’t have enough to eat1. Why? …don’t they have enough to eat? “Because local food prices are too high.”

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Set a project objective that solves the problem.Objective:Open a “Pie-lanthropy” pizza kitchen charity at a location easily accessible from all low-income areas of the community

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Identify all project stakeholders and the roles that each will play in the project. Get them involved early!

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4Identify the major deliverables that are necessary for achieving the objective

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Building Staff Consumable supplies

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5Examine each major deliverable and break it into its component parts

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Building

Leased storefront with proper zoning

Equipment

Staff

FT staff

Volunteers

Consumable supplies

Pizza ingredients

Pizza boxes

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Estimate the time it will take to complete each of the component parts

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Estimate the budget for delivering each component part

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Schedule the tasks required to create each of the component parts

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9Execute the work

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Monitor and communicate progress, issues, risks, and opportunities on a regular and predefined schedule

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Deliver completed project and get sign off from key stakeholders and sponsor

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12Collect post-delivery lessons learned and share with your peers

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