How to Write a Problem Statement: Avoid These Common Mistakes
Learn how to write a problem statement by mastering mission, goals, feasibility and validation and make it a strategy that gets results
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This is part of a series on problem solving and innovation process
1. Problem Statements
General Strategy
• How to Write a Problem Statement: Avoid These Common Mistakes
• Problem Statement Worksheet: 30 Minute Exercise to Clarity
• Problem Statement Template
Innovation Strategy
• Ideal Client Profile: Understand Who You’re Serving First
• North Star Framework: Target Where Your Customers Are Getting Stuck
• North Star Framework: Member Retention
2. Solution Statements
• How to Prevent Scope Creep in Your Innovation Strategy
• Voice of Customer Surveys: Quick & Effective Feedback
3. Team and Execution
• How to Build Accountability in a Team: The Key to Innovation Strategy
• Strategy is Useless Without Internal Alignment
Problem Statement Template: Turn Insights into Action
You have identified key components and strategies to avoid mistakes (Post 1) and analyzed them using a worksheet (Post 2). Now, it's time to formalize your findings into a stakeholder-ready document. This guide will help you use the problem statement template to connect your analysis with execution.
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Step 1: Copy the Problem Statement Template
The worksheet features concrete examples illustrating the steps below. Download it to follow along and enhance your learning.
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- Fill this out. Provide comments on the prior Problem Statement Worksheet
- Request access. I give access to those who fill the form out above.
Step 2: Fill in the Problem Statement Template
- Mission: Grab the information from your mission section in the worksheet.
- Top Goal: Grab the information from your goal section in the worksheet
- Top Challenge: Grab it from the challenge and root cause section of the worksheet
- Solution Criteria: Grab it from the Solution Criteria section of the worksheet
- Appendix: Grab from secondary challenges and the workflow section of the worksheet
Step 3: Send Me Your Problem Statement Template
That way I can take a look and give you feedback.
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- Fill this out. Provide comments on the prior Problem Statement Worksheet
- Request access. I give access to those who fill the form out above.
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This is part of a series on problem solving and innovation process
1. Problem Statements
General Strategy
• How to Write a Problem Statement: Avoid These Common Mistakes
• Problem Statement Worksheet: 30 Minute Exercise to Clarity
• Problem Statement Template
Innovation Strategy
• Ideal Client Profile: Understand Who You’re Serving First
• North Star Framework: Target Where Your Customers Are Getting Stuck
• North Star Framework: Member Retention
2. Solution Statements
• How to Prevent Scope Creep in Your Innovation Strategy
• Voice of Customer Surveys: Quick & Effective Feedback
3. Team and Execution
• How to Build Accountability in a Team: The Key to Innovation Strategy
• Strategy is Useless Without Internal Alignment
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