What are the key reasons why planning isn't always effective?
If you plan adequately, whatever you are working on has a better chance of success, but many of us are guilty of diving into tasks. There are a number of reasons for this:
- time and workload pressures mean we want to get started straightaway
- we have an urge to get to the finishing line quickly
- we work in an organisation with a fire-fighting culture where chaos is appreciated
If we don't take the time to focus on understanding what needs to be done, our plan is likely to fail and while diving into tasks seems to save us time, in reality, it often leads to rework when things go wrong.
The MindGenius approach and application helps you to work out the sequence of events required to complete a task or project before fully exploring the possible outcomes, expectations, constraints and dependencies. This allows you to review all of the options available to you, meaning you are able to see the whole picture, gain an understanding of the constituent parts and make the correct decisions on which path to choose.
MindGenius is an invaluable tool for developing a strategic way of looking at an issue, preparing the overlying strategy and then planning and allocating actions. From here it can be exported to a Project plan and disseminated to colleagues. Overall, MindGenius helps you to link the strategic overview to practical actions.
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