US Army Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG ® STEP 3 - FORMULATION BRAINSTORMING MANAGEMENT MEASURES Planning Principles & Procedures – FY11
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BRAINSTORMING MANAGEMENT MEASURES LEARNING OBJECTIVE To be able to describe the rules and a process for the brainstorming technique.
BUILDING STRONG ® BRAINSTORMING RULES NO EVALUATION NO JUDGMENT Quantity counts. Time is limited. Follow the process.
BUILDING STRONG ® BRAINSTORMING PROCESS 1. Define problem. 2. Individual silent listing of ideas. 3. Group recording of ideas. Group assessment of ideas. Group presentations.
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BUILDING STRONG ® BRAINSTORMING RULES NO EVALUATION NO JUDGMENT Quantity counts. Time is limited. Follow the process.
BUILDING STRONG ® GROUP ASSESSMENT OF IDEAS # Number of Ideas * Recommended Idea ** Most Creative Idea
BUILDING STRONG ® WHAT CAN YOU BRAINSTORM? Stakeholders Problems and Opportunities Information to Include in Inventory Future Without Condition Assumptions Solutions - Measures and Plans Categories of Effects Tasks in Project Management Plan Report “Table of Contents” Report Readers Mailing List
BUILDING STRONG ® BRAINSTORMING MANAGEMENT MEASURES LEARNING OBJECTIVES Q – What are the rules of brainstorming? A - No evaluation or judgment, and ► Quantity counts. ► Time is limited. ► Follow the process. Q – What is a process for brainstorming? A – Steps to follow are: ► Define a problem. ► Individual generation of ideas. ► Group listing of ideas. QUESTIONS?
BUILDING STRONG ® …by the way: You used PLANNING OBJECTIVES to start formulating alternative plans. When you identified your “recommended plan” you conducted the next three planning steps: ► Ideas were EVALUATED ► Ideas were COMPARED ► The best idea was SELECTED
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