In this article I talked about my 6 D’s of projects, objectives, goals, sales, designs, etc. For this short article I’ll do a little follow-up to explain another aspect of the same methodology.

There are only 2 buckets that any sale or project ever falls into:

Business Need – They want something they don’t have.

Business Solution – They have something they don’t want.

Based on whichever you are presented with, my 6 D’s will produce something different. Let’s look at each:

Business Need

1. Describe (Requirements) communicates Desires
2. Define (Specifications) communicates Capabilities
3. Design (Solution) communicates the Proposition
4. Deliver (Implementation) communicates the Integration
5. Debrief (Requirements Comparison) is the Proof of Performance

So in the above, we’ve fixed a problem. So now we’ll see how different this same methodology is when applied to a case where they have what they don’t want:

Business Solution

1. Describe (Requirements) communicates the Issues
2. Define (Specifications) communicates any Limitations
3. Design (Solution) communicates the Reparations
4. Deliver (Implementation) communicates the Restitution
5. Debrief (Requirements Comparison) is the Quality Assurance

Now in more general terms, my methodology can yield certain documentation necessary for large projects where consensus is necessary. Here we’ll take a look at each of the 5 major components (or “Ds”):

Describe

• Functional Requirements
• Operational Requirements
• Financial Requirements
• Maintenance Requirements
• Training Requirements

Define

• Functional Specifications
• Operational Specifications
• Financial Specifications
• Maintenance Specifications
• Training Specifications

Design

• Functional Design
• Operational Design
• Financial Design
• Maintenance Design
• Training Design

Deliver

• Implementation Plan
• Integration Plan
• Legacy Obsolescence Strategy
• Time Line, Goals, Milestones
• Dependencies

Debrief

• Does it perform as advertised?
• Does it meet the requirements laid out in the first (Describe/Requirements) phase?

This is only a high level discussion of the methodology, as there are many more details to each component, each of which based on what the actual objective is.

I can tell you from years of direct experience that you will get the sale, project, or prospect/customer’s confidence if you have a solid methodology behind you. You will win out over those without one (depending solely on an individual’s skills) even though they may appear cheaper or quicker.

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