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Communication Plan
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
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Eat the Frog
Purposedifferent
When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
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Timedifferent
45-90 min1-2 h Setup, laufend15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
2-611
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutinePriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
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CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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