In five simple steps:
1. Know the data: what data you have and what data to be gathered
2. Identify your partners, stakeholders, opponents and obstacles
3. What are your community’s biggest needs (transportation, WiFi, crime, education, employment, etc)
4. Identify and prioritize the projects on the basis of step 3 (short, medium and long range)
5. Identify potential hurdles to success (funding, stakeholders buy-in, etc) and ensure you have adequate resources to complete the task

Source: ITE