STEP 3 FORMULATION BRAINSTORMING MANAGEMENT MEASURES Planning Principles

STEP 3 - FORMULATION BRAINSTORMING MANAGEMENT MEASURES Planning Principles & Procedures – FY 11 US Army Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG®

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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. BUILDING STRONG®

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The objective is. . . 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 BUILDING STRONG®

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