Learning Targets:

1. Estimate costs using analogous and bottom-up techniques with documented basis of estimates.

2. Aggregate estimates into a time-phased cost baseline including contingency and management reserves.

3. Track performance using EVM metrics (PV, EV, AC, CPI, SPI) and interpret schedule/cost variances.

4. Produce periodic budget variance reports and recommend corrective actions (re-forecasting, scope trade-offs, resource reallocation).

5. Implement simple procurement and expense approval controls with audit trails in spreadsheets or accounting tools.

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Learning Targets:

1. Identify risks through brainstorming, checklists, and premortems across schedule, budget, quality, and compliance dimensions.

2. Prioritize risks with a probability–impact matrix, assigning risk scores and escalation thresholds.

3. Develop risk responses (avoid, mitigate, transfer, accept) with owners, triggers, and contingency plans.

4. Create a quality management plan with standards and checklists for deliverables such as evidence files, briefs, and event logistics.

5. Maintain and review a living risk register at defined cadences; update status and escalate per thresholds.

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Learning Targets:

1. Configure a Kanban board (To Do/Doing/Done) with explicit policies and WIP limits in Trello/Jira or equivalent.

2. Facilitate weekly stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives, capturing decisions and tracking action items to closure.

3. Produce a communication plan specifying audiences (team, sponsors, judges, partners), channels, frequency, and escalation paths.

4. Define roles and responsibilities using a RACI matrix and publish to the team workspace.

5. Implement version control and naming conventions for briefs and research assets in a shared repository (e.g., Google Drive, Notion).

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Learning Targets:

1. Define KPIs aligned to a logic model (inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes) relevant to debate projects.

2. Collect, clean, and visualize performance data in dashboards to assess efficiency and effectiveness.

3. Conduct an after-action review or lessons-learned workshop and document improvement actions with owners and deadlines.

4. Execute administrative and contractual closure: obtain acceptance, hand over deliverables, reconcile finances, and archive records.

5. Present a concise end-of-project report to sponsors summarizing results, variances, and evidence-based recommendations for future cycles.

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