Changes between Version 6 and Version 7 of Productivity/GettingResultsTheAgileWay

Timestamp:

Feb 9, 2017, 3:14:39 AM (8 years ago)

Author:

Vijay Varadan

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Productivity/GettingResultsTheAgileWay

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 "Getting Results the Agile Way" has a small set of repeatable steps, is  simple, lightweight and as a result doesn't get in the way. In fact, being dead simple makes it easy to start using and to **continue** using. 
 
-A focus on outcomes i.e. end results (not goals or tasks) forms the backbone of the system; first at a high level (annual), from which monthly, weekly and finally daily outcomes are successively derived. The suggestions is to keep only 3 outcomes on your radar, any more may result in lost focus. Tasks are the actions that you take towards achieving the outcomes. Also, I like the recommendation to pick 1 improvement to work on each month.
+A focus on outcomes i.e. end results (not goals or tasks) forms the backbone of the system; first at a high level (annual), from which monthly, weekly and finally daily outcomes are successively derived. The suggestions is to keep only **3 __outcomes__** on your radar, any more may result in lost focus. Tasks are the actions that you take towards achieving the outcomes. Also, I like the recommendation to pick **one improvement each month** to work on.
 
 A strong bias towards action to overcome analysis-paralysis, time-boxing (limiting time, so energy levels are high), versioning results to avoid perfectionism, incremental results, varying your approach till one works, separate action items from informational items.
 
 Some examples of improvements I was able to make:
-* I had a problem reading non-technology, non-fiction books. I'd read the half a dozen pages and couldn't tell you what I'd just read in the last 5 minutes; go back, rinse, repeat and still not absorb the material. I was able to overcome this by changing my approach:
+* I had a problem reading non-technology, non-fiction books. I'd read half a dozen pages, but couldn't tell you what I'd just read in the last 5 minutes; go back, rinse, repeat and still not absorb the material. I was able to overcome this by changing my approach:
   * I used Tabata timers initially and subsequently the Pomodoro technique to stay focused and not let my mind wander.
   * I also started writing 1-3 line summaries or key takeaways for each page as I read it. Within 10 days, I'd finished reading 4 books and was back at my old reading pace from about 7 years ago.