Developing a Plan
Developing Up
English - May 02, 2017 16:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsTechnology Business Careers web development leadership programming career networking growth coding Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
To make consistent progress in your development you need to develop a plan. Without a plan you risk wasting time, duplicating work or working towards the wrong goals. In this episode we discuss the importance and methodologies behind developing a plan. We talk about why having the skills to develop a plan can help you in every aspect of your development career. Breaking down plan into four phases. Teaching you how to D.R.O.P. a development plan. Finally we address what to do when it turns out your current plan is not working and how to get back on track.
Importance of developing a plan
Allows to be able to measure progress
Allows for alignment on goals and success measurement
Helps you prioritize and make the best use of your time
When to develop a plan
When writing code and building functionality
When working with a team on a development project
When working on development career goals
How to develop a plan using D.R.O.P
Define: Determine what the endpoint you are trying to reach
Research: List the skills and tools you have and the ones you need to reach your endpoint
Outline: Breakout the smallest actionable steps you can take to reach your endpoint
Prioritize: Order your actionable steps into an order that allows you to build one on top of the other.
What to do when a plan starts to fail
Stop what you are doing, do not try to muscle through it.
Ask questions, analyze and evaluate what is causing problems
Develop a plan to resolve each problem.
Listener Challenges
Tell us about your methods for developing a plan.
Share with us what tools and systems you use to implement your plans
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