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Criterion
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Purposedifferent
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.Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.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.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend90-180 min45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
13-82-61
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineCoD Table, Prioritization SequenceCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next Actions
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
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