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Facilitator's Catechism (FC)
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Full Title of Project
Header 2
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Project Callsign
Team Name
Facilitator
Contact Information
Date of Announcement
Call for Collaboration Ends
Intended Date of Completion
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Situation 2
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What is the nature of the situation or problem the team is being formed to address?
Are there known causes?
Is the situation novel? If so, if there are traditional methods which would normally be used to address similar situations or problems, what are their limitations and why are they inadequate?
What will happen if this situation is not addressed?
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Mission 2
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Given the situation, what are the team’s explicit objectives?
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Potential Avenues of Approach 2
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Given the situation and mission, what are the potential or current avenues of approach?
For each potential or for the current approach: What tools, techniques, or expertise, alone or in combination, would be required or provide opportunities?
What are the risks?
What are the potential limitations?
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Milestones 2
Project Milestone
Milestone details
Expected Date
Realized Date
Project Milestone
Milestone details
Expected Date
Realized Date
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Implications of Outcome 2
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If all or some milestones were achieved what does the success mean to stakeholders, the situation, and to team members?
What else might be affected?
What work will come next?
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Administration, Logistics, and Communications 2
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Who is the facilitator responsible for the project’s completion?
Who, if anyone, is the team accountable to?
What resources and support elements are required?
What resources are already available and how can they be accessed?
What are the requirements for participation?
How will the group communicate?
Where and how will the work be done?
Under what circumstances will the project close and the group disintegrate?
Who are the current collaborators?
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Learn more about the Facilitator’s Catechism (FC) from the FC article, and FC Playbook
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