Section 2: Project Goals in Context

Goals are part of your Project Definition. And your Project Definition is just one step in your project’s process.

Arguably the most important stage in your Project is the first stage, Project Definition. Here you get to define what your project is, and what it is not. This is the stage that can assure you of the success you want... or deny it to you. In this video, Mike Clayton will show you how to define your project, using the One-page Method, to cover the ten most important elements of your Project Definition, starting with your goal.

And to get Project Definition into context, learn the basics of Project Management in 4 minutes, with the Eight Steps to a Successful Project.

The 8 Steps are as Follows:

1.  What is your project all about?
2. Does your project make sense?
3. Who will determine your success or failure?
4. How will you deliver your project?
5. Engage your project team
6. Shift happens! Prepare for it
7. Stay in control during implementation
8. Close your project in an orderly way

The short video is also included below: