An end date
In the end, the whole thing is made of details.
From the font size to the typeface to the web design to the product page to…
The thing about projects … they’re a one day at a time kind of deal, just like everything else.
Starting with an end date in mind … you get things done one day at a time, or you don’t. You stay on track one day at a time, or you don’t. You fall behind one day at a time, or you don’t.
Assuming there was any kind of realism in the kick-off plan – that you budgeted the people and tools and scope along a timeline – the date become something to keep an eye on (or you don’t).
When things slip:
– Accept it … breathe in, breathe out, and keep on going.
– Don’t accept it … add more people, improve the tools or change the scope.
Either way around, with your eye on the deadline, you’re making decisions that matter.
The biggest decision of them all? Whether you care.
Skippy strategy: Manage people, tools and scope.
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