MODEL 64
ROUND’S TRAP MODEL
Use this to remind you of the need to plan for and monitor the implementation of your decisions.
Geoff Round developed his TRAP Model as a quick and easy way for a manager to check that they had the resources to run a project or implement their decision. Without adequate resources successful implementation is difficult to achieve.
AS A FIRST STEP MANAGERS NEED TO CONFIRM THE:
Task: Define the task as clearly and fully as possible.
Resources: Clarify what resources, human and material, are available for the project.
Arithmetic: Check that the arithmetic adds up, i.e. given the task and the timescale for its completion are the resources available sufficient to do the job?
Priorities: What are the project’s priorities ...
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