Resources and Tools
This is the tools and methods section of the 1stoutsource. Here you will find articles on methods and research many of which will have examples and templates for you to download – I do this to share knowledge and generate new ideas from feedback – so if you have suggestions for improvement please reply (below) or put a question in the Q&A forums and I will see what I can do.
Statement of work (SOW) what it is and how to use it
What is a Statement of Work A Statement of Work (SOW) is a companion document to the services agreement that consists of a description of the products and services to be supplied. A statement of work is useful because it
How to do a #RACI Workshop – Charting and Analysis
The RACI Workshop is an event where an organization works together to solve conflicts and uncertainties in their organisation. RACI is an acronym that stands for: Responsible, Accountable, Consulted and Informed. A RACI chart is a matrix of all the
How to make a Brown Paper and plan the workshop
Creating a Brown Paper a Practical Guideline and Presentation Slide Show This post includes a presentation on how a Brown Paper workshop can be run – it explains what a Brown Paper is and how to ‘create’ one in a
SWOT action analysis to drive action and take control
A SWOT action analysis from brainstorming to action SWOT (Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats) Analysis is a simple but surprisingly effective technique to assess an organisations positioning and begin the process of turning general ideas for market growth into actionable
Project audit checklist
Project Audit – A check List The primary purpose of a project audit is to find the reasons for apparent failings in the project process, and answer: Is the project going to deliver something useful that meets requirements? Is the
Simple contract template to download
Simple Contract template for Consulting Services I have loaded a simple contract template for consulting services – mostly clients will have a template already in hand from procurement. If you do not have anything you may find this one useful.
How to do a Force Field Analysis – a workshop practical approach [guide]
How to do a Force Field Analysis Purpose of Tool It can be used to identify those forces that both help and hinder the solution to an issue or problem so that the positives can be reinforced and/or the negatives
Need to put together a written contract for your customers? – A free simple contract template to download
Simple Contract template for Consulting Services I have loaded a simple contract template for consulting services – mostly clients will have a template already in hand from procurement. If you do not have anything you may find this one useful.
What is a statement of work and how to make one? – includes a sample template in [word] to download
What is a Statement of Work A Statement of Work (SOW) is a companion document to the services agreement that consists of a narrative description of the products or services to be supplied. A statement of work is a necessity
