Do your teams struggle to complete projects? The tasks are too large!

🙃 You can recognize this problem when at project meetings, the refrain is “I’m about 80% done with my task.” And then you hear the same thing the next week … and the next …

The problem is that the “chunks” of work are too big, amorphous, and vague.

Examples of tasks that are too big:

❌ Do market research
❌ Write content for the new website
❌ Create the training presentation

📏 What’s a good size for a task? A good rule of thumb is that the task requires about one day of work by the team.

This makes it easy to see progress … and to see exactly where the task got hung up if the team did not complete the work. 👀

Examples of right-sized tasks:

✅ Make a list of our competitors with their strengths and weaknesses
✅ Write first draft of content for the “About Us” page of the new website
✅ Develop the draft outline for the training presentation

When team members have clear, manageable tasks, they are more likely to finish them. And the frequent completions provide a sense of accomplishment and motivation, making it rewarding to move on to the next chunk of work.

If your teams are struggling with project work, help them to make their tasks smaller.

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📧 When you want help right-sizing the work for your projects, message me at lks@lisasieverts.com and we’ll set up a Discovery Call to talk about how we can work together.