From vision to implementation Project planning strategies – Fishbone analysis
Title The Fishbone Analysis Technique
Objectives 1. To identify critical factors in project implementation2. To analyse a problem as a group
Guidance This activity is a simple visual method of identifying project components and critical factors. It leads onto the workshop called Priority Matrix and is a core part of project planning and successful implementation.
Group Size Medium: 10 to 20 working in small groups
Resources This PowerPointWord guideOne Note supporting documentFishbone template
Timing 2 hours
Outputs 1. A fishbone analysis of a variety of project ideas
Workshop Overview
• An individual or group planning tool.
• Helps to identify core elements for project success quickly and easily.
• A deeper analysis of core elements creates the components for a project action plan.
• The fishbone technique works best when users work quickly and decisively without getting to caught up in the details at this stage.
• Use this process before the next Priority Matrix workshop to build your project action plan.
• Use one template per project.
What is the fishbone?
• Use the Fishbone template or draw on paper your own
• Identify the key elements for consideration in your project plan ( keep to a few main headings)
• Add these to the main ‘bones’
• Break down each key element into smaller factors and add these to the smaller ‘bones’
• Work individually or in twos or threes
• Try and use just key words or short phrases at this stage and don’t get too caught up with details right now
• A worked example follows on the next slide (the words/ headings/ number of bones are for this example only – yours will be different)
Workshop tasks
AIM: 1 to 1 computing
ENVIRONMENT TRAINING
ASSESSMENT CURRICULUM
INFRASTRUCTURE
FINANCE
Fishbone example – key elements first
RESEARCH
AIM: 1 to 1 computing
ENVIRONMENT TRAINING
ASSESSMENT CURRICULUM
INFRASTRUCTURE
FINANCE
Fishbone example – then smaller factors
RESEARCH
Security
Power
Connectivity
TelecomsTechnical Support
Admin staff
Teachers
Classroom design
Eco - friendly
Furniture
Health & safety
Quality Assurance
Benchmark visits
What does research say?
Best Practice examples
New models
What new skills to assess?
International dimension
What new topics?E-learning
PBL
Sustainability options
How oftenHow much
Partners