Here's how you can create a successful project plan in a few steps.

SMART goals are designed to be clear and achievable. They should be: Specific: Clearly define what you want to achieve, including details like who is involved and why it's important. Measurable: Establish criteria to track progress and know when the goal is met, such as quantifiable outcomes. Achievable: Set goals that are realistic and attainable, considering available resources and constraints. Relevant: Ensure the goal aligns with broader objectives and is meaningful to you, adding real value. Time-Bound: Set a deadline to create urgency and help focus efforts, specifying when the goal should be completed. This approach provides a structured path to successful goal achievement.

Think of what your goal is. Define it. Make a plan how you are going to meet your goal and bullet how you are going to accomplish it Make sure the goals daily are reachable and give your self a timeframe to reevalute on weekly basis. Are you hitting the milestones

One thing I have found useful once you have your goals defined is peace of mind, the fact that it offers the ability to tap into your strengths easily, even turning those weak points into your favor. There's very little chances of deviation once you have defined your goals before embarking on any project.

Having goals creates a road map for your project plan. Many times we get lost or distracted in our planning by taking our eyes off the goals. When problems come our way, the solution needs to connect to achieving goals or the outcomes. We all need a road map to get to our final destination. Yet we can always be flexible with timelines and deadlines.

One thing I’ve found helpful is having the goal be member driven and focusing on their highest priority instead of following my own agenda. Once that’s established I try and find ways to help them with resources, either their own or external resources to help them to achieve their goals.

It takes resources to allocate more resources. If you don’t have everything you need immediately, consider what it will take to get it and whether meeting the goal is still worth the added planning, expense, and time to gather the full resources.

Planning resources refers to the process of identifying, allocating, and managing resources needed to achieve specific goals and objectives. Resources can include: 1. Financial resources (budget, funding) 2. Human resources (personnel, skills, expertise) 3. Physical resources (equipment, infrastructure, materials) 4. Technological resources (software, hardware, tools) 5. Time resources (schedules, deadlines)

This goes hand in hand with people management skills. There will often be at least one stakeholder who wants a bigger role on the project, or a stakeholder who is your superior, and who you must manage in order to meet deadlines and prepare deliverables. You’ll need to know how to finesse those situations to keep everyone in their own lanes so that you leverage appropriate expertise at each step.

Assigning tasks involves delegating specific responsibilities to individuals or teams to achieve specific goals and objectives.When assigning tasks, consider the following: 1. Clear instructions:Provide detailed and concise instructions on what needs to be done. 2. Defined objectives:Ensure the task aligns with overall goals and objectives. 3. Required resources:Identify necessary resources, such as training, equipment, or support. 4. Deadlines:Establish specific deadlines and timelines for task completion. 5. Accountability:Clearly define responsibility and accountability for task completion. 6. Skill matching:Assign tasks to individuals with the necessary skills and expertise. 7. Task prioritization:tasks based on importance and urgency

Projects are important to organize and structure based on goals and outcomes. Resources and cost should be projected and tracked to stay on budget. In projects, it is important to create milestones to list task descriptions, Start date and end dates. This helps identify the tasks that may be at risk in delays due to processing and implementation. Your Project will be based on this for the final completion date. Your milestones are important when it comes to related intersecting tasks, if a start or end date need a change. I have used Microsoft project to manage the logistics of the tasks with dates. Decisions can be simulated on any impacts when problems occur. Remember "You are only as fast as the slowest process task". Manage it well.

The three main risk mitigation techniques I use to manage projects: 1. Identify potential risks. Conduct a risk assessment by brainstorming with the project team and stakeholders to identify all possible risks that could impact the project's schedule, cost, quality, or overall success. 2. Analyze and prioritize risks. Evaluate each identified risk by estimating the probability of it occurring and the potential impact if it does occur. Prioritize the risks based on this analysis, focusing efforts on the high impact risks. 3. Plan risk responses. For the prioritized risks, develop specific risk response plans detailing how the risks will be mitigated, transferred, or accepted. Follow these three steps for successful risk management.

Mitigating risk is an integral part of case management. It’s important to determine the root cause of the risk. For instance, for someone with uncontrolled hypertension it is important to educate on the role sodium plays and discuss ways to lower sodium in a member’s/patient’s diet. However, if they have social determinants of health that impact their ability to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables, etc., it’s important to assist with resources to help find ways to afford healthier food. There are many layers to help mitigate risk and to help people to live their best lives.

As a Ropes Course Instructor for Pro-Action Associates we tracked our progress the end of the work day. Our staff team was small and nimble. We had good leadership. The process involved a painstaking process of reviewing the whole day. We identified best practices as well as problems. This consistent practice requires discipline and time. I began this process with a very simple vision as a climbing instructor. Through our de-briefing process, we built a niche consulting business. Longevity wise I have been leading ropes courses since 1977 and had ran a course recently for the San Francisco Police Department's academy for recruit officers.