Skills for Entrepreneurs | New Space Economy

Educational infographic describing a four-step method for evaluating an investment and showing a sales-system example with $114,000 in costs, $180,000 in annual benefits, and an approximately eight-month payback period.

COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS

Infographic describing eight decision-making methods, including comparison, prioritization, consequence mapping, perspective-taking, and cost-benefit assessment, plus their benefits and common uses.

DECISION MAKING TOOLS

Infographic outlining methods, including scheduling, time estimation, Gantt charts, critical path analysis, PERT, stakeholder planning, and the balance among time, cost, and scope or quality.

PROJECT PLANNING

Educational infographic explaining project scheduling, task dependencies, parallel work, resource planning, progress monitoring, six steps for building a schedule, and a six-week example from kickoff to deployment.

Infographic outlining a five-step stakeholder communication planning process and a worksheet covering stakeholder names, communication approaches, interests, status, support, roles, messages, actions, channels, and timing.

STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING

Infographic describing a six-step method for coordinating a small project: agree on scope, work backward from the deadline, sequence tasks, assign due dates, align staff, and monitor milestones.

SCHEDULING SIMPLE PROJECTS

Text-heavy infographic explains a five-step approach to realistic project scheduling and lists hidden time factors, including interruptions, illness, competing work, supplier delays, accidents, meetings, holidays, equipment breakdowns, and quality rejections.

ESTIMATING TIME ACCURATELY

Infographic explains a structured process for creating new products, services, and strategies by identifying attributes, listing options, combining choices in a matrix, and evaluating examples based on lamp features.

ATTRIBUTE LISTING, MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS & MATRIX ANALYSIS

Instructional infographic explains a four-step creativity method for improving products and services by examining negative outcomes and converting them into practical actions, with examples for customer service.

Infographic explaining a structured ideation process that uses an absurd premise to explore consequences and identify business opportunities, illustrated with a video-rental-shop example.