HELPFUL QUALITY CHECK QUESTIONS

  • HAVE YOU CAPTURED ALL OF YOUR MULTI-STEP OUTCOMES, PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY?

Read the “Five Phases of Workflow” handout for assistance with gathering what has your attention
(collect/capture), deciding what it means to you (process/clarify), and putting it into your system
(organize).

  • DOES EACH PROJECT ON YOUR LIST INCLUDE A VERB TO DESCRIBE WHAT “DONE” LOOKS LIKE?

Read the “Project and Next Action Verbs” handout for suggestions for using verbs on your
Projects list.

  • WILL EVERY PROJECT ON YOUR LIST BE COMPLETE WITHIN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS?

Read the “Horizons of Focus” handout to delineate between projects and longer-term goals,
objectives, and visions.
Your Projects list should only capture your desired outcomes that will be complete within the next
12 months.

  • DOES EVERY PROJECT HAVE AT LEAST ONE CLEARLY DEFINED NEXT ACTION?

Read the “Project and Next Action Verbs” handout for suggestions for using verbs on your Next
Actions list.

  • HAVE YOU CAPTURED EVERYTHING THAT CURRENTLY HAS YOUR ATTENTION ON YOUR PROJECTS LIST?

Read the “Natural Planning Model” handout to walk yourself through a simple and intuitive model
for fleshing out your project details, from Purpose to Next Actions.

  • DO YOU HAVE A CLEAR PLAN FOR MOVING NEXT ACTIONS FORWARD ON YOUR PROJECT?

Read the “Five Phases of Workflow” handout for information on the Review/Reflect phase, which
includes capturing what’s next on your projects.

 

David Allen

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