Here’s an attempt at 12 Week Year-style goal setting for DC.
I’m trying to keep it simple, and haven’t gone deeply into unpacking my goals and vision because I’m already committed to them and happy with them – so this is mainly about getting stuff done / execution.
Writing Goals
Overall Vision (“this will sound a bit vague”):
To keep building Driverless Crocodile as a tool for my own learning and to help others.
Medium – Long Term Specific Goals / Vision:
– Complete the DriverlessBookadile
– Use this as the basis for reorganising / redesigning the site
– Podcast it for fun
– Workshop it somewhere if anyone’s interested
Goal for this 12 Week Year (wb 6th January to wb 23rd March):
– Complete a first draft of the DriverlessBookadile, in rough-cut, blog-post form.
Lead Measures for Achieving this Goal
Lead Measures | Week | Score |
Stick to a post a day – reach 670 posts by Sun 29th March | ALL | / 7 per week |
Make a 12 Week Year plan (this post) to help me make progress | 1 | / 5 |
Write an Amazon-style “press release” explaining who and what the bookadile is for | 1 | / 5 |
Update provisional chapter list | 2 | /5 |
Spend three hours a week working specifically on the DriverlessBookadile | ALL | / 6 (1 point per half hour) |
Make weekly scorecard each Saturday (update this post with each week’s card | ALL | / 2 |
Hold weekly accountability meeting (WAM) with scorecard from previous week each weekend | ALL | / 2 |
Scorecard: Week 3
Lead Measures | Week | Score |
Stick to a post a day – reach 670 posts by Sun 29th March | ALL | 7 / 7 |
Spend three hours a week working specifically on the DriverlessBookadile | ALL | 1 / 6 (1 point per half hour) |
Make weekly scorecard each Saturday (update this post with each week’s card | ALL | 2 / 2 |
Hold weekly accountability meeting (WAM) with scorecard from previous week each weekend | ALL | 2 / 2 |
Total: | 12 / 17 70% |
Scorecard: Week 2
Lead Measures | Week | Score |
Stick to a post a day – reach 670 posts by Sun 29th March | ALL | 7 |
Update provisional chapter list | 2 | 2 / 5 |
Spend three hours a week working specifically on the DriverlessBookadile | ALL | 2 / 6 (1 point per half hour) |
Make weekly scorecard each Saturday (update this post with each week’s card | ALL | 2 / 2 |
Hold weekly accountability meeting (WAM) with scorecard from previous week each weekend | ALL | 0 / 2 |
Total | 13/27 48% |
Scorecard: Week 1 (wb 6th January)
Lead Measures | Week | Score |
Stick to a post a day – reach 670 posts by Sun 29th March | ALL | 7/7 |
Make a 12 Week Year plan (this post) to help me make progress | 1 | 5 / 5 |
Write an Amazon-style “press release” explaining who and what the bookadile is for | 1 | 5 / 5 |
Spend three hours a week working specifically on the DriverlessBookadile | ALL | 6 / 6 (1 point per half hour) |
Make weekly scorecard each Saturday (update this post with each week’s card | ALL | 2 / 2 |
Hold weekly accountability meeting (WAM) with scorecard from previous week each weekend | ALL | 2/ 2 (assumed) |
Total: | 27/27 100% |
A good start. The press release was much harder than I thought it would be!