Full off
There’s a problem with progress updates - it’s that everyone updates everyone else about their progress, whilst the same everyone else is more concerned about…
No one likes a sawtooth.
Everything or nothing.
Full on then full off then full on then full off.
I guess if it’s regular, (you know, properly regular), at least we can plan for it. But anything that’s unpredictable – where we’re working and we’re working and we’re working and then nothing, nothing, no communications, nothing … and then we’re working again – kills progress and relationships.
The sawtooth cuts, it hurts, it opens wounds, it destroys trust, it gets everyone excited and motivated and then dunks that excitement and motivation in an ice-cold snow-melt flush.
We like consistency. We like to be kept in the loop. We like to understand where progress is happening, where it’s stuck and what’s being done to get things moving again.
If you wan’t to ease the flow, to keep things moving, fill the gaps in the sawtooth.
Skippy strategy: Fill in the gaps, aim for consistency.
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