Defining a project accurately is critical to its success. The Project Design Canvas is a visual tool that ensures you are addressing the most important components of a project and that you do so consistently.
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The case
The early stages of a project are critical in determining its success. Without proper planning, projects are doomed to failure. The Project Design Canvas ensures that proper consideration is given to all the important elements of a project before valuable resources are squandered. The Canvas is also a resource that helps keep projects on-track, on-task, and on-budget, throughout the project's lifespan.
The mechanics
The Project Design Canvas is organized into 6 big categories: the project direction, which the project stakeholders decide upon, the project strategy, it's resources, project planning as well as project control. The Canvas takes a realistic look at everyone and everything potentially affected by a project, and what role they should have in the project's progress. Importantly, the Canvas ensures that your project's boundaries and strategies are defined early on, and the document is used throughout the project's timespan as a reference, guide and can equally serve as a tool to step back and reflect on if the project is still on track. The Project Design Canvas thus ensures that every project has a goal, a plan, and limitations to prevent so-called "project creep."
The purpose
What is the goal of the model?
The Project Design Canvas is used to clearly define a project's expectations and limitations before investing valuable resources and to guide the team members until the project's completion.
What people say
Richard Cobie, CEOReviewed on 15 July 2022
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I completely re-evaluated the role of innovation in business growth: before reading this book I have to admit I thought it only entailed product new features and technologies enhancements, while now I see it has everything to do with meeting customer needs and uncovering a business USP, which automatically translates in sales! Could not recommend it more!
Janette Lavalier, Innovation Professor and ConsultantReviewed on 15 July 2022
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Unlike most business innovation books I read over the last years (and even decades) when reading How to create innovation you immediately understand the authors have been there, innovating and transforming some of the world’s most amazing brands. Great work!
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Not only this book offers the most comprehensive innovation and business change overview but it really helps you take the next step, driving you step by step from theory to practice (also with super useful background notes and driving questions)
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I really enjoyed the whole book, but mostly the culture chapter, mainly because I always failed to acknowledge its major role in favouring or inhibiting business growth. Loved the graphics that helped connect all the dots in a visually appealing (and way easier) way.
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We’been willing to innovate our business for some years now, but then we always got stuck before we even started, because basically we had no idea where to start…This book helped us do just that: find the right starting point with guiding questions and an incredibly comprehensive innovation overview.
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