It is essential that communities should understand the detail of the proposals and how they are to be phased managed and paid for. A simple game can lead the community to: Understand the components and structure of its business plan Suggest management structures for the overall project This can be done in association with a computer spreadsheet programme to test different financial assumptions. At present we are develop a version of the online communities business planning game from previous 'real world' versions. Contact david@makingthenetwork.org if you are interested.