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Rule 1 of storywriting9/23/2023 More than just summarizing what a book is all about, a blurb needs to grab readers’ attention, engage their interest, and compel them to further explore a book’s content-especially when they’re reading more books and picking between a few. Other team members will have input, but the Project Manager should be in control of gathering information, and sharing it, to all involved.Learning how to write a blurb is an art in and of itself. Usually it’s the job of the Project Manager to ask the 5 Ws and 1 H questions, which could, in real terms, mean several different questions under each category. This depends on the structure of the operational team. Who asks the ‘who, what, when, where, why and how’ questions? When you know all the details of the project, the how looks at issues such as deliverables, budget, challenges and more. The 5W1H approach is another term for the 5 W questions but includes the sixth question, the all-important ‘How?’ How is often the critical part of the entire project management process and shouldn’t be missed out. With all the basic information you need, you can tackle the project successfully. Once you have established the answers to the ‘who, what, when, where and why’, you’ll then have a clear picture of the tasks in front of you. The five W questions are important because they help establish the framework of any project. but not until you have answered in detail the 5 Ws first. Now that all your core questions have been answered can you answer the question of "how" you will complete your project? This is really where the methods, practices, tools, and techniques get deployed. Where? Then after all is said and done, where will your project be done? Where will it be delivered? With today's global and dispersed environments, this question is not as simple as it may seem.You need to know why, what and who will be part of your project before you can adequately answer when it will get completed. When? Sometimes this question gets asked before all the questions we discussed above get answered.Who? Who are your stakeholders, team, customer that you will work on, your sponsor and ultimately the benefit from when your project is completed?.What? This is really the first question you ask when you're trying to gather requirements for your project to define the scope.This will allow you to deliver a project to your customer and stakeholders' satisfaction. Really delving into this question allows you to get at the drivers and benefits that the project is to deliver. Why? Though it seems so obvious, I've often been part of projects where the why question was never asked! I think sometimes you get so used to being assigned projects with little to no evaluation, let alone business case justification, that the fundamental question of "Why are we doing this project" does not get asked.Think about answering these 5 Ws before you start any project: Examples of the 5 Ws in project management. And much like children, we must demonstrate the same kind of dogged persistence and determination they often exhibit when they are trying to learn something new. It's the kind of inquiry that is taught to children when they're about to embark on a writing assignment. Some authors add a sixth question, "how", to the list, though "how" can also be covered by "what", "where", or "when":Įach question should have a factual answer - facts necessary to include for a report to be considered complete. Importantly, none of these questions can be answered with a simple "yes" or "no". news style), research, and police investigations. They constitute a formula for getting the complete story on a subject.Īccording to the principle of the Five Ws, a report can only be considered complete if it answers these questions starting with an interrogative word: The 5 Ws are often mentioned in journalism (cf. They include Who, What, When Where, and Why. The Five Ws, Five Ws and one H, or the Six Ws are questions whose answers are considered basic in information-gathering. With all the methods, practices, principles, tools, and techniques out there at the disposal of the project manager, you can often forget the fundamental principles of project management. When your project starts to get complicated it's time go to back to the fundamentals. This post is a great reminder about project management basics and reminds us to keep in mind the questions we should ask when taking on a new project.
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