PLAN IN PUBLIC No. 8 ROADMAP
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PLAN IN PUBLIC No. 7 Over the weekend, I built the first test of my SaaS product using Google Sheets. My initial design creates a new simple scoring system that is applied to six existing prioritization models. A task is scored against each of the existing models, and those numbers…
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PLAN IN PUBLIC No. 6 Revisiting how I’m creating my SaaS Identify Problem and AudiencePrioritizing tasks based on a ‘gut feeling’ can be time consuming, inconsistent, and often counterproductive. With out the personal or collective experience to guide them through the process, many small businesses owners, new managers, and first…
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PLAN IN PUBLIC No. 5 These are the first five questions you will need to answer to determine the prioritization number of your task. Drop Dead Date(1-9) Does this tasks have a hard date with serious consequences for failure? Examples: 9-Renew contract with AWS. 7-Get liquor license before holidays. 5-Obtain…
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PLAN IN PUBLIC No. 4 I’ve come up with a few questions that will start the prioritization, but I still need a few more to feed into the algorithm. The way I’ve defined the process so far, it will consist of 4 stages… Stage 1 – You will given a…
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PLAN IN PUBLIC No. 3 First question when prioritizing task: “Does this task have a hard date with serious consequences, either temporary or permanent?” If yes, we move on to the Effort involved. Specifically, the time it will take for completion. Examples Tasks:Sign contract. Pay taxes. Renew business license. Advertise…
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PLAN IN PUBLIC No. 2 Today I’m working on a list of questions for users that will help quantify the Reach, Impact, Confidence, and Effort of their current task. The initial list should contain at least 20 questions
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PLAN IN PUBLIC No. 1 This is for a Micro SaaS I’m working on. Below is the problem I want to solve, the solution to the problem, and the way I will implement the solution. This is all very raw, and will no doubt evolve over time.
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
Project Management is, at it’s most basic, a series of prioritizations. Projects are comprised of smaller blocks of work called ‘tasks’, and the number of tasks in a project can number in the hundreds or even thousands, depending on the granularity of each task. To insure the orderly and successful…
‘I Know I Should, But I’d Rather Not’
We’re all familiar with the adage ‘An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure’? ***If you’re not, you should be. It’s a quote by Benjamin Franklin warning Philadelphia about a fire danger. Basically, it means a small investment now (like fire prevention) will prevent a larger cost later…