A STEEPLE Analysis can be useful for product planning, strategy and marketing. Create your STEEPLE so that you avoid threats, and make the most of opportunities.

Hackathon events (or “hack days”) are a fabulous way of getting the best from your community: a challenge, socialising and intense creativity all mixed to deliver and test bold ideas.

RAG Status – Red / Amber / Green – can be shown in a variety of formats. Which is the best RAG Status graphic?

Define PESTLE – find the answers to common questions, and how PESTLE should be used.

A step by step guide to present a strategic plan in a professional format, showing all the important messages.

You might be provided with a whole ream of complex data about what a supplier is doing. Sometimes you get none. Suppliers performance measurement boils down to 3 key areas: Time, Cost and Quality.

Getting the wrong supplier can cost you time, money and often your reputation. Follow these simple steps to make sure you get it right.

Present a Disaster Recovery Plan to your Exec Board: Status, risk levels, robustness, and more.

This How To guide helps you create a SWOT Action Plan from scratch. Includes step-by-step, templates, tips and tricks.

Use this short guide to write a Problem Statement, including structure, examples and common mistakes to avoid.

You need a Risk Log so that you can track and manage your project risk. How do you create one and then use a Risk Log?

There are plenty of formats to choose from: Progress Reports, Rollout Roadmaps, Backlogs, Dashboards and more.

What are the simple principles to follow, to create an inspirational and successful innovation programme? Find out here.

From the founder of BBC News Labs and the #newsHACK hackathon event series, some tips and tricks.

Find out how to score risk, using impact and likelihood, on your risk log. Find templates and avoid problems.

I have a presentation to do, which requires a Roadmap Slide – how do I do it in Powerpoint?

There are a variety of approaches to managing innovation pipelines. Here are some tips, information and templates.

How to show your SWOT alongside your roadmap

A good Product Strategy is simple and focused. Whatever your product is, and whatever pain points it solves, focus on your strengths.

How to show the levels of risk, in a useful way, on a Project or Product Roadmap, so that it can be understood quickly.

Need help defining and prioritizing your PESTLE? Let us show you how easy it is to build out your PESTLE analysis and all the many factors that go into it.

Notes, templates, tips and tricks for how to create an agile project release plan.

I have a large project which has detailed plans, but I need a simple way to present the Rollout progress to all my stakeholders.

Find out how to make a Gantt Chart using Microsoft Excel – as used by professional project managers.

I work in an old-fashioned organisation. They are very risk averse. How might I make the case for a Hack Event?

Simple steps, and examples of a road map for the project. Easy to understand. Easy to download examples.

If you are planning a Hackathon event, here is a great schedule – tried and tested with many hack events.

Some simple steps to communicate your plans on a project timeline. Impress your audience with great presentations.

If you need to show KPIs on your Product Roadmap, have a look at these approaches and examples.

If you have a presentation to do, and are using Keynote on a Mac, here’s the process to help you.

I need to create a plan for Risk Management, and track our progress. What should I use?

I have been asked to create a SWOT Analysis for our project, and run a workshop. How do I do this?

How do I conduct RAID Risk Management? I am told a RAID Log is what I should use. How do I do this? Is there a template?

PESTEL, or PESTLE, is an analysis process to help Marketers, Strategists and Product Managers avoid threats and uncover opportunities.

Read about RAID Log from the experts. Get your RAID log working for you, and get on top of those Risks and Issues!

We are planning to hold a Hackathon event. How much does it cost?

It is tempting to squeeze all of your information into a page, but this is a mistake. Use this tried and tested format.

Your project success relies on you communicating project status. Use these tips and templates to help

Executives and stakeholders have short attention spans. Use this guide to focus on important points.

Running a Project Lessons Learned Meeting is not simple – there are sensitivities and nuances to manage.

Here’s a step by step guide to create one quickly – 5 minutes for a 1 side Roadmap.

A Project Roadmap is the best format to communicate project plans to executive boards and stakeholders. Here’s how to create one.

PESTLE and PESTEL are both acronyms for a macro environmental strategic analysis process. Find out more here.

Create a simple Excel Product Roadmap using normal Excel editing tools.

A Transition Plan is used to manage the change from an existing organisational state to a new state.