1. 8
ques'ons
to
kickstart
a
project
Copyright
Joan
Cortés
2012

2. One
• What
is
the
scenario
we
envision
in
3
months?
• And
in
9
months?
Deliverables
expected
Distance
to
market
Decisions
made
People
onboard
…

3. Two
• Who
do
we
need
in
the
star'ng
team?
Profiles
needed
Roles
they
will
play
Dedica@on
needed
from
each
of
them
The
star@ng
OBS
(org
breakdown
structure)
Accountability:
who
and
to
who?
Names?
This
will
be
the
Managing
Board
of
the
project

4. Three
• What
is
the
deal
with
the
main
organiza'on?
Expecta@ons
from
both
sides
Who
will
have
a
say?
When?
How?
This
will
be
the
Execu@ve
Board
of
the
project

5. Four
• What
is
the
ac'vity
tree?
Detail
all
the
ac@vi@es
that
the
business
will
need
(not
the
ac@on
plan,
but
the
actual
opera@ng
ones)
Cross
the
team
with
the
ac@vites
to
obtain
a
WBS,
work
breakdown
structure.

6. Five
• What
resource
do
we
need
right
now?
Think
of
spaces,
furniture,
machines,
money
to
spend,
etc.
Who
will
provide
them
and
in
exchange
for
what?
Always
try
bootstrapping,
be
mean.

7. Six
• What
knowledge
do
we
need
to
borrow?
• What
knowledge
do
we
need
to
forget?
All
par@cipants
need
to
take
this
into
considera@on
Find
the
right
point
of
balance.

8. Seven
• How
much
money
do
we
need
un'l
the
next
milestone/decision
point?
Expenses,
investments,
etc.
Remember
you
don’t
have
the
right
to
money.
You
must
fight
for
every
cent.

9. Eight
• What
are
the
risks?
Name
Probability
Impact
if
they
take
place
Preven@on
Cure
How
to
assess
them
constantly