📈 The design of a project begins with vision, but is achieved with determination and action.

⭐ Have you always dreamed of setting up your project, but you don't know where to start, or you don't dare to get started?

I have the solution that will allow you to correctly design your project, put it on paper and maximize your chances of completing it successfully.

☺️ What does project design involve?

Project design is a project phase which consists of identifying the objectives and expected results of the project, as well as developing the project plan. It is one of the first phases of the life cycle of a project.

The goal of project design is to provide an overall vision of what we want to accomplish through the project. We then define the objectives and reason for being of the project, the expected results, the project stakeholders, the constraints to be respected, a macro-planning, and a forecast budget.

I am Paul, a financial auditor with extensive experience in the field of accounting and business financial management on the one hand and on the other hand I am a digital marketer with extensive web experience -marketing.

I obtained my master's degree in business financial management accounting. Two years later, I obtained my professional license in marketing.

👉 How do you design the project?

1) Identification of the project problem

First of all, we absolutely must identify the starting point of your project.

For this, we will find the answer to these questions:

• What is the problem I am trying to resolve through my project?
• What observation pushed me to imagine this project?
• What will this project bring best to the people concerned?

The problem that we will have to identify must be clear and clear for everyone who reads your project plan.

We provide some context to better understand your problem: sector of activity, field findings, statistics and figures, etc.

2) Definitions of objectives and the reason for the project

Now that you know the reason for your project, its context, and its objectives, it is time for you to identify what the expected results are in the short, medium and long term.

In other words, you must define the return on investment of your project (ROI in English: Return On Investment).

If your objectives are poorly defined, your project will be shaky and in the most extreme case, the project could even go adrift, be at a standstill or even be canceled. 🙁

To define your project objectives, start from the problem that we have identified, then ask ourselves the following questions:

• When the project is completed, what good will it bring to the people affected?
• What is the proposition and added value of this project?
• What am I trying to accomplish?

Your objectives will be formulated so that they are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timely)

3) Determination of expected results and ROI

Now that we know the reason for your project, its context, and its objectives, it is time for us to identify what the expected results are in the short, medium and long term.

In other words, we must define the return on investment of your project (ROI in English: Return On Investment).

4) Carrying out market and feasibility studies

Before diving headlong into carrying out your project, it is crucial to have an idea of the market, your competitors, what is being done nearby, best practices, the state of the art and more. overall feasibility of your project.

To do this, you can rely on three almost essential analyzes when setting up a project:

• Market study

Market research involves collecting, analyzing and interpreting relevant data about the market in which the project will be launched. The main objective of this study is to understand the business environment and the factors that influence demand, supply, competition and consumer behaviors.

• Feasibility study.

A feasibility study aims to assess the technical, financial, operational and organizational feasibility of the project. The objective is to identify potential constraints and determine whether the project can be carried out successfully.

• State of the art.

State of the art, also called literature review or desk review, involves researching and making an in-depth analysis of existing knowledge in the project area. We identify good practices, gaps, identify the standards to be respected, and collect information (scientific articles, patents, books, reports, etc.)

These three documents will allow you to consolidate and validate your hypotheses, and to have data on which you can rely to put all the chances on your side during a call for projects, for example.

5) Identification of key stakeholders

This involves identifying all the stakeholders in your project, in other words listing the key players as well as their interest in your project.

6) Analyzes and categorization of the risks of your project

We will identify, assess and address risks before they materialize and before they impact the project.

There are two main families of risks:

• 1- Exogenous risks.
  These are risks external to the company.
• 2- Endogenous risks.
  These are risks internal to the company.

7) Identification of the constraints of your project

Project constraints are elements that must be taken into account to successfully complete your project. They can take different forms:

• Budget constraints.

This is the budget allocated to the project or its different phases. We sometimes speak of an initial budget, a temporary budget or more often a forecast budget. The project must then be carried out within this budget.

• Time constraints.

These are the time constraints that govern the project, including deadlines.

• Legislative constraints.

You can enter here all the regulatory and legislative constraints to be respected, the standards which must be taken into account, etc...

• Organizational constraints.

These are working methods, decision-making processes, project management methodologies to be respected, or even the availability of resources and project stakeholders.

• Business constraints.

Finally, this section contains all the business constraints that must be taken into account.

8) Preparation of a financing plan and a forecast budget

We now need to determine the estimated budget for the project, and prepare a financing plan accordingly if you do not have all the necessary funds.

9) Transformation of your calendar into a visual roadmap

The idea here is not to create an ultra-detailed schedule (you will have plenty of time to do that later), but to indicate roughly how your project should unfold.

This is an estimate, which will necessarily evolve along the way, but it allows a person outside the project to understand at a glance what is necessary to do, how the project is divided and over how many weeks or months it extends.

10) Writing your project plan

Okay, now it’s time to move on to writing your project plan, or project management plan (PMP).

In this deliverable, we must find:

• The objectives to be achieved.
• The different phases of the project.
• Stakeholders.
• The forecast budget.
• The calendar with the main deadlines.
• Tasks to be performed.
• The role of each employee involved.

So, what does Paul offer us?

I will write you a project plan including:

• The objectives to be achieved.
• The different phases of the project.
• Stakeholders.
• The forecast budget.
• The calendar with the main deadlines.
• Tasks to be performed.
• The role of each employee involved.

✔️ A document of maximum 20 pages in word or pdf format at the end of the work.

🗒️🗒️ Contents

👉 Professional specifications

• Deep analyze
• Clear identification of context and environment
• Precise definition of the problem solved by the project
• Clear definition of key objectives
• Precise identification of the target audience
• Identification of constraints and limits
• In-depth definition of functional needs
• Specification of your requirements and preferences
• Highlighting sources of inspiration
• Detailed development of user stories

👉 Drafting of the project

• Cover page of your project: This page contains information about the project and its sponsors.

• Summary sheet: It presents the project leader and the project summary. It is usually presented in table form.

• Project Summary: This is an essential part of writing any project. He had to present the project succinctly. Partners or investors reading the document no longer need to read the entire document to understand what the project is about.

• Context: This section must include the political, economic, social, technological, ecological, cultural, geographic, institutional and environmental characteristics of the environment in which the project takes place.

• General and specific objectives: This part is decisive for any project. To do this, the author must precisely formulate development objectives, that is to say global objectives and specific objectives resulting from constraints motivating the project proposal. The project objectives must specify the tangible and quantifiable results expected from the research project, i.e. the final product.

• Expected results: The expected results must be developed according to the objectives set, the technologies to be developed, the skills or abilities to be acquired or strengthened, the impact on the level of development of the beneficiaries, the institutional capacities to strengthen partnerships.

• Targets and Beneficiaries: All categories of beneficiaries of the project results (producers, small and medium-sized processing or marketing companies, industrialists, consumers, etc.) and specify to what extent these results contribute to their social development . /or professional. Provide targets and beneficiaries with the reasons behind their choices.

• Activities: The different activities linked to the expected results must be described. This includes design and implementation activities, but also monitoring and evaluation activities and activities aimed at promoting the results obtained (publication, dissemination of results through appropriate channels).

• Potential impact of the project: This involves determining the impact that the implementation of the project can have on society. Therefore, this analysis was successfully carried out using the PESTEL tool.

• Partners: This involves listing the partners (NGOs, public or private agencies) who may be involved in the implementation of the project and explaining why they are important.

• Intelligent analysis: This involves setting specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and intermediate goals. These objectives must be clear and easy to understand in order to be as effective as possible.
  Ultimately, this saves businesses time and money.

• Activity calendar: The calendar must be presented in such a way as to respect the strict planning of activities on a monthly or quarterly basis for the entire period covered by the project.

• Communication and visibility of the project: This involves listing the appropriate channels to make the project known to the public.

• Available means and sought means: This will involve taking stock of the available means and what project leaders need to implement their projects.

• Supply and demand study: this work consists of studying the market in which the project is located and carrying out a supply and demand analysis of this market. This work will make it possible to determine the bases of the company's positioning strategy.

• The detailed budget: The budget will show the total annual costs of the project, the contribution of the promoter and possibly other partners.

NB:

• A one-hour call (during the call, we will discuss the outlines of your project) via the Comeup chat

Questions ? Do not hesitate to contact me.

👋👋 Looking forward to collaborating together on your project