Resolutions

Last week, I asked you to conduct a quick review of your business’s year in tech. This week, let’s examine how you can build on this exercise to improve your results for the coming year.

Retrospectives are cathartic - they provide an opportunity for constructive improvement. But the real value comes when you apply lessons learned to the next body of work. I call these Retrospective Resolutions. In that vein, try building on the outcome of last week’s exercise by answering the questions below.

Always Improving

1. What surprises from the last year suggest areas in which you could profitably innovate?
2. If your Tech let you down last year, what needs to be fixed? How does fixing rank alongside innovation?
3. How does your approach to projects need to change to avoid a repeat of last year’s disappointments?
4. Do you have a list of projects for the coming year? Has your team assessed the value of each, and are you focusing on the high value projects? Are any of these simply not that important?
5. Is your plan achievable? What factors present a risk to the targets you have set?

Let’s discuss the results of your Retrospective Resolution exercise. Send me your results at graham@primeFusion.ca and we can get on the phone this week to discuss the best way to strengthen your plans for the coming year.

That’s the best way I know to make it a happy new year!