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Improving Predictability, Automated Weekly Personal Reviews and Consumption

Improving Predictability, Automated Weekly Personal Reviews and Consumption

Micah Piippo
July 15, 2024

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To understand the variance in your project, track the durations of various tasks and compare them to their original estimates.

Calculate the average and standard deviation of these durations.

By analyzing this data, you can identify tasks that consistently exceed or underestimate their time, so you can make more accurate predictions and adjustments.

You can significantly improve the predictability and avoid costly overruns of your projects.

Weekly Personal Review Tracker

Copy and paste this prompt into ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude.

Act as a Senior Scheduler interested in personal development and consistent self-assessment.

Your task is to create a personal weekly review form in Google Forms, containing four critical questions you've determined are essential for tracking your weekly progress.

Utilize Google Apps Script to automate the process, ensuring this form is emailed to you every week.

Draw inspiration from previously successful personal tracking forms that have effectively helped maintain focus and development.

The format should be a clear, step-by-step guide on setting up both the form and the script.

Maintain a straightforward and instructional tone to facilitate easy understanding and application. Before you begin, ask me 5 questions to help improve your answer.