Design Thinking & Project Management: 2 in 1 Complete Guides (Udemy.com)

Get instant access to an 86-page Design Thinking workbook PLUS a 131-page Project Management Workbook

28 hours of clear and concise step-by-step instructions, lessons, and engagement

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Encouragement and celebration of your progress throughout the course

This course is designed for anyone who is interested in learning more about design thinking & project management. Design thinking ensures you are solving the right problems in the right way and project management follows design thinking to implement the solution.

This course will help you explore all the concepts, techniques, and processes to solve problems and use Design Thinking and Project Management tools to drive successful innovation in your organization.

What will you learn:

• Demonstrate Stakeholder Analysis: Recognition, Maintenance, Steps, Management & Usage

• Learn how to do a SWOT Analysis (2x2 Frameworks): Strengths, Weaknesses, Threats, Opportunities

• Understand the Design Thinking Preliminaries such as Recap, Team Factor, Funding & Time Constraints

• Learn the Kinds of Problems to solve with Design Thinking

• Learn User Journey Maps: Activities, Pain Points, Basic Template, Touchpoints

• Case Studies: Kelloggs, Incubators, and Mobisol

• Define what is Design Thinking: Mindset, Creative Confidence, Human Centred & Features

• Identify the different Design Challenges and Considerations

• Lay down the Principles and Stages of the Design Thinking Process

• Discuss "Empathy" as a Design Thinking Stage

• Discuss "Define" as a Design Thinking Stage

• Demonstrate Customer Journey Mapping Using FASGO to identify Feelings, Touchpoints

• Introduce the Ishikawa Fishbone Diagram: Root Cause Analysis and Key Concepts

• Learn the Why Approach to Root Cause Analysis

• How to do analysis and synthesis in Design Thinking

• Learn Points of View & The "How Might We" Method for Discovering Pain Points

• Discuss "Ideation" as a Design Thinking Stage

• Learn "Brainwriting" with Examples & Types of Brainstorming

• Understand the Power of Mind maps to Generate Creative Thinking: Learn How & Why

• Define Sketch storms: What are they and why do we use them?

• Learn SCAMPER: Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to Use, Eliminate, Reverse

• Learn how to select solutions in Design Thinking

• Define TRIZ and Learn the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving

• Discuss "Prototyping" as a Design Thinking Stage

• Discuss "Testing" as a Design Thinking Stage

• Learn the Business Model Canvas and How to use it to Design & Develop Solutions

• Learn How Desirability, Feasibility, and Viability Achieves Innovation Sweet Spot

• How to do a Successful Implementation Following Design Thinking

• Know the different Project Management Terminologies and Guidelines

• Understand the Difference between Project and General Management

• Discuss the Difference between Project and Programmes

• Learn Key elements of Strategic and Project Management Thinking

• Familiarize with the skills needed for Project Managers

• Understand the Iron Triangle & Diamond Approach

• Discuss the PMBOK and the Project Management Life Cycle

• Test Project Feasibility

• Determine the who are the Stakeholders and the Project

• Learn how to do Stakeholder Analysis and Manage Stakeholders

• Know the Outline of a Feasibility Study

• Learn Fundamental Project Management Tools and Project Planning

• Learn how to put a resource plan together

• Know the benefits of resource planning and the work breakdown structure

• Learn how to use a mind map to help create a WBS

• Know the Project tools - the activity on node network diagram

• Learn PERT terminology and create PERT chart

• Learn Activity, Methods, and Other Factors

• Learn what is Project Cost and Procurement Management

• Discuss the Project's Operational Plan

• Familiarize with the Project Quality Management & Risk

• Learn the RACI Matrix Rules and Roles

• Learn Project Communication Plan and Project Communications

• Know how to manage a team

• Assembling the Project Team and Example of Skills Inventory Matrix

• Understand what is Conflict Management

• Know how to Delegate Project Responsibilities

• Learn Project Monitoring and Risk Management

• Determine Project Success & Failure

• ...and more!

Contents and Overview

You'll start with the Design Thinking Course Insights; Why people do business; Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs; Problem Solving Approaches; Kelloggs' Case Study; Mobisol Solar Home System Case Study; Embrace Portable  Incubators; Why do we need Design Thinking; What is Design Thinking; Design is a way of thinking; Design Thinking is  a Mindset; Design Thinking as Human Centered Process; Empathy - Design Thinking Mindset; Optimism - Design Thinking Mindset; Iteration - Design Thinking Mindset; Creative confidence - Design Thinking Mindset; Making - Design Thinking Mindset; Embracing Ambiguity - Design Thinking Mindset; Learning From Failure - Design Thinking Mindset; How Design Thinking helped G.E. Healthcare; Solution for healthcare problem; Key Features of Design Thinking; Recap of what is Design Thinking and its mindsets; Four Principles of Design Thinking; Stages of Design Thinking Process; Design Thinking: a non-linear process; Types of thinking in the Design Thinking Process; Define Phase of Design Thinking Process; Ideate Phase of Design Thinking Process; Prototype stage of Design Thinking Process; Test Stage of Design Thinking Process; Considerations before choosing area of design challenge; Which user experience we are trying to improve in design challenge.