Problem Solving, Creativity and Solution Setting

Criteria

Comment

Identification of problem, disruption or opportunity

* Identification of problem, disruption or opportunity

* Supporting evidence

Make sure you end with a clear definition of problem or opportunity or disruption statement.

Use academic resources, industry reports, news media articles to justify/support your statement.

 Analytical tool

* Selection of appropriate analytical tool 

* Rationale for selection of analytical tool 

* Appropriate application of analytical tool

How did you come up with the solutions? Which tools did you apply? Why?

· Brainstorming

· Mindmapping

· Using a theoretical framework

· SCAMPER

· Storytelling

· Storyboarding?????

 Possible solutions

* identification of 3 possible solutions

* assessment criteria

* evaluation of solutions using MCDM

* solution selection with justification

How did you evaluate the possible solutions? How did you decide the most appropriate solution?

Evaluating the possible solutions

· Establish criteria

· Use assessment tool

· Select preferred solution

· Justification

 Implementation plan

* Project plan 

* Work breakdown schedule (WBS)

* Gantt chart

* Risk management plan

The division of the project into tasks. Establish an understanding of the project scope. It is a hierarchical description of the work that must be done to complete the deliverables of a project.

Each descending level in the WBS represents an increasingly detailed description of the project deliverables.

Gantt Chart

Risk management plan

 Managerial recommendations

Actionable outcomes

Conclusion