Week 2 Detail Jan 31

Vision is the bottleneck of talent. Most talent is wasted because people do not clearly know what they want. It’s not a lack of effort but a lack of direction. There are many capable people in the world, but relatively few that focus on what matters. ~James Clear

Deliverables (DUE ON DATE LISTED)

• Complete last week's pre-work if you haven't before you move forward with the following.

• Read the assigned, selected chapters from Getting Real.

• Write a response to the 3 chapters that resonate with you the most.

• Populate or Iterate your project plan.

• The scope of your project is key. Hone in on the scope of your project by using the MoSCoW method.

• Begin to populate your project management platform.

• Please add the URL of your progress and process project management platform(s) to this shared google doc. Please note that they may be one and the same. If it's analog, take photos of the pages in your planner and upload them to your google drive folder for this course (see the pre-work) in a folder labeled project management. Link to your project management google drive folder to the shared google doc above.

• After reviewing your classmate's project plans, direct message deangela on Slack 3 choices for members of your A-team by or before Monday at 10am.

Class

• Discuss EasyRetro Enter Tickets

• Discuss scheduling One on Ones (7 during class, 4 before or after class)

• After the first two weeks of the class (next week) if you are not able to attend in person, you will need to contact Tandon's Office of Student Advocacy. Please note, there has been an update to the contact information for the Office of Student Advocacy, and it should be noted that related messages should be sent to [e-mail] moving forward. (For reference, this previously was [e-mail])The Student Advocate center will contact me to excuse your absence from an in-person class. I will then have the zoom room available for you and only then.

• Discuss Why Slack? FYI. You can edit slack messages.

• Discuss Project Management Platforms, particularly analog, and why.

• Discuss Workflowy for research and process

• Review Project Plan Iterations.

• Discuss concepts versus mediums of delivery.

• Continue to discuss Creativity Resources (Fair Use Assets and Inspiration)

• Discuss busy vs productive below

• Accountability team assigned. Get to know your accountability team.

• (IF time) discuss reading responses: Keep Going and Getting Real

Busy vs. Productive

Being productive does not mean working 24/7. It means working effectively within the shortest amount of time.

• Being busy feels urgent. Being productive feels effective.

• Being busy is frantic and multitasking. Being productive is focused.

• Being busy is working harder. Being productive is working smarter.

• Being busy is fueled by perfectionism. Being productive is fueled by purpose.

• Being busy says yes quickly and takes on more than one can handle. Being productive thinks carefully before taking on more tasks.

• Being busy talks about the little time they have. Being productive makes time for what is important.

Source: Nawal Mustafa, @TheBrainCoach