Terrible Ideas for Q2 Planning

OK so I'm not going to list all the possible Terrible Ideas for #Q2 - but here is just one. Collect, synthesise and prioritise a hundred #milestones for Q2. Heck even 30 will do. Then sit back and watch projects get systematically ignored... a bit like these railroad lines.

The fact is it's hard to get an organisation humming around any double digit milestones. Perhaps you recognise some of these common signs. Danger: Strategy whiplash. You have entered the meetings of analysis paralysis. Warning: this roadmap conflicts with the strategic plan.

This can lead to the following quarter reading like a detective novel. Who buried their KPIs in the policy document where someone coincidentally buried the innovation plan two years ago after a very long video call?

#Complexity works when there is an over-arching narrative.

There are so many great frameworks to help you clarify where you are going. Whether you MoSCoW, RICE, AVP or use a dartboard: chill at single digits. The average human is really good at taking three priorities and making them work.

And if you're stuck for ideas try Amazing Maps on socials for inspiration.