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1. Clearly outline your vision statement and drivers
When there is no clear importance or impact associated with the task, research shows that teams that understand how their work fits in to the bigger picture are more effective (they’re more creative and resilient, to boot).
At the start of your group project, make obvious to your team:
What this project’s value is (the vision)
Why this project makes sense for your team and your organization (the drivers)
Ensuring alignment around those pieces empowers team members to see the impact of their work, It will ignite motivation and sense of ownership over their assigned tasks / milestones.
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5. Set your timeline
While outlining your timeline, you should identify milestones and deadlines that occur within the project.
This makes the larger project more manageable, and instills a greater sense of urgency to get the work started – even if the end date for the whole project isn’t fast-approaching, the ...
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3. Understand what’s in and out of scope
Parkinson’s Law is more than a fancy term for procrastination – it means that work expands to fill the allotted time. That’s the very definition of scope creep.
During your project kickoff, you and your team should agree upfront about what is in and out of scope for the project.
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What is Parkinson’s Law? Why is it sabotaging your productivity?
Apple pushed off the launch of their HomePod because they needed “a little more time” to refine it. Windows continuously delayed an anticipated
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2. Clarify roles and responsibilities
Clearly outline where everybody fits! Use the DACI framework to establish clear roles related to group work and decision-making. “DACI” stands for:
D = Driver. The one person responsible for corralling stakeholders, collating all necessary information, and getting a decision made by the agr...
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4. Identify your trade-offs
Unexpected surprises will crop up and threaten to throw your whole project out of scope and off schedule. In those moments, you’ll be glad that you identified your trade-offs early on. Your trade-offs allow you to see where you have the most wiggle room available in a project, should you need to ...
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How do you overcome Parkinson’s Law?
Understanding Parkinson’s Law is only half the battle. What you really want to know is how to prevent that eleventh-hour crunch to get work shipped.
At the start of your group project, it should be made obvious to your team:
- What this project’s value is (this is
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