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Need to turn strategic goals into action? Whether you need a plan for team collaboration, career development, or personal growth, this Action Plan (Part 2) presentation is available to download and customize to your needs. It includes templates for action trackers, task prioritization matrices, Atomic Habits action plan, SMART Goals action plan, 100-day action timeline, and Project action timeline.

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Task prioritization matrices can be applied to personal growth by helping you to identify and focus on the tasks that are most beneficial to your development. By ranking tasks based on their importance and urgency, you can ensure that you are spending your time and energy on the activities that will have the greatest impact on your personal growth.

You can customize the action plan deck for team collaboration by adding or modifying sections that are specific to your team's needs. For instance, you could include a section for team roles and responsibilities, a communication plan, or a risk management plan. You could also add a section for tracking progress and milestones, or for documenting lessons learned. Remember, the key is to make the action plan deck as relevant and useful to your team as possible.

Action trackers can be used in career development by helping individuals to turn their career goals into actionable steps. They can be used to prioritize tasks, track progress, and ensure that the necessary actions are being taken to achieve career objectives. They can also be used in conjunction with other tools such as SMART Goals action plan and Atomic Habits action plan to further enhance career development.

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Visual action plan

According to Harvard Business Review, businesses with well-defined action plans were 3.5 times more likely to out-perform competitors. This standard action plan provides ample room for sketches or product mock-ups and is better for ideas that need to be explained visually. Of course, you can always replace the images with words instead. (Slide 7)

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Some ways to involve team members in the creation of an action plan include: encouraging them to contribute ideas and suggestions, assigning them specific tasks or roles in the plan, involving them in decision-making processes, and providing them with opportunities for feedback and revision. Regular meetings and brainstorming sessions can also be beneficial for fostering collaboration and engagement.

Some ways to keep an action plan flexible and adaptable include: regularly reviewing and updating the plan, being open to feedback and new ideas, and being willing to change course if necessary. It's also important to have a plan B in case the original plan doesn't work out.

An action plan can significantly contribute to a business's productivity by providing a clear and well-defined roadmap for achieving specific goals. It helps in organizing tasks, setting priorities, and making individuals accountable for their responsibilities. According to Harvard Business Review, businesses with well-defined action plans were 3.5 times more likely to out-perform competitors. Therefore, an action plan can be a powerful tool for enhancing productivity and competitiveness.

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The Now, Next, Later framework in the middle helps triage tasks and their priority. Underneath that, specific resources can be listed out, such as budget, time, personnel, equipment, and skill sets required to accomplish the task. On the side, track your progress and final output from these actions. 

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The Now, Next, Later framework can be used in setting and achieving business goals by helping to prioritize tasks. In the 'Now' phase, you focus on immediate tasks that need to be accomplished. The 'Next' phase involves tasks that are not immediate but are upcoming, and the 'Later' phase includes tasks that are not urgent but are still important for the business. This framework also allows for resources such as budget, time, personnel, equipment, and skill sets to be allocated appropriately for each task. Progress and final output can be tracked on the side.

To improve the use of the Now, Next, Later framework in action planning, you can start by clearly defining your tasks and their priorities. This can be done by understanding the urgency and importance of each task. Next, list out the specific resources required for each task such as budget, time, personnel, equipment, and skill sets. This will help in better allocation and utilization of resources. Lastly, keep a track of your progress and the final output from these actions. Regular monitoring and evaluation will help in identifying any gaps and taking corrective measures in a timely manner.

The Now, Next, Later framework can be used in project management to prioritize tasks and allocate resources. The 'Now' phase involves tasks that need immediate attention. The 'Next' phase includes tasks that are up-coming but not urgent. The 'Later' phase includes tasks that can be postponed. This framework helps in tracking progress and final output from these actions.

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Team action tracker

This team action tracker layout is divided into tasks for this week, and tasks for next week. The time frame can be adjusted according to your team's cadence. It all depends on how specific the team's needs are, and if you want to provide a high level action plan or more granular, task by task view. List the owner, status, draggable timeline, and due date. If more space is needed, delete the second table and add rows to the first table. (Slide 4)

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The team action tracker layout can be used to manage and mitigate risks in a project by providing a clear overview of tasks and their status. By listing the owner, status, timeline, and due date of each task, it allows for efficient tracking and management of tasks. This can help in identifying potential risks early and taking necessary actions to mitigate them. It also ensures that all team members are aware of their responsibilities and deadlines, which can reduce the risk of tasks being overlooked or delayed.

One way to incorporate feedback and continuous improvement into this team action tracker layout is by adding a feedback column where team members can provide their insights on each task. This can be reviewed regularly to identify areas for improvement. Additionally, a review meeting can be scheduled at the end of each week to discuss the completed tasks, challenges faced, and improvements for the next week. This will ensure a continuous improvement process.

The team action tracker layout can facilitate communication within a team by providing a clear and organized view of tasks for the current and following week. It allows team members to see who is responsible for each task, the status of the task, its timeline, and due date. This transparency can help prevent misunderstandings and ensure everyone is on the same page regarding their responsibilities and deadlines.

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Task prioritization

So how would you decide which action item is more important out of a whole list of tasks? This standard action Priority Matrix ranks effort and impact in a four by four grid to tackle the low-hanging fruit, or "low effort but high impact" quick wins first. Once the quick wins are checked off, go for the "high effort, high impact" major projects, and ignore the low effort and low impact tasks only when you have time. (Slide 12)

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Tasks can also be prioritized based on importance versus urgency. This framing follows the Eisenhower Matrix. By categorizing tasks based on their urgency and importance, these businesses effectively eliminated non-essential activities, focused on what truly matters, and improved their bottom line. (Slide 15) Once all tasks are plotted, you can tabulate your results on the below action priority chart. (Slide 10)

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Action plan frameworks

Atomic habits

We often overestimate what we can do in one day, and underestimate what we can do in one year. In the book Atomic Habits, the author writes about how daily improvements of just 1% can compound dramatically over time to deliver astonishing results. This principle of compounding growth highlights the enormous potential of small, consistent changes over time.

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This slide structures an action plan around the teachings of Atomic Habits. Specifically, habits to form and habits to break. It also allows you to identify the triggers and motivators that help achieve these goals. (Slide 25)

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SMART goals

Action plans can also be designed around the idea of SMART Goals, which stands for specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely. This flow chart starts with the final goal, branching into well-defined indicators, metrics, and targets. Say your goal is to increase the team's output by 20%, indicators might include reduced project completion times, and fewer errors. Measures could include baseline current productivity rates, and targets could be set to a certain percentage improvement per month to reach the 20% mark in six months. (Slide 26)

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The first 100 days

An effective way to tackle complex goals is to break them down into stages based on time periods. As a time frame-based action plan, the 100-day action roadmap spreads key tasks or deliverables across about a quarter's worth of time, which conveniently matches the frequency that businesses tend to measure performance.

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This visualization segments the 100 days into four 25-day phases, while this visualization breaks the timeline into five 20-day phases. (Slide 29)

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Alternatively, consider a 30-60-90-Day action plan. This is especially helpful when embarking on a new job or new project, as the first three months can really set you up for future success. (Slide 31)

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Project action timeline

Last but not least, if you want an action plan formulated in the style of a tried-and-true Gantt chart, this slide template does the trick. Additionally, to get a better read of the overall project status, add progress bars on top of the timelines with a simple duplication. (Slide 21)

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Conclusion

Remember, even the most daunting goals can be handled with proper task management. So use this action plan template to organize your mind into a practical game plan. Whether it's to boost team productivity or achieve your personal new best, you can download and customize this Action Plan (Part 2) presentation right now to start making progress. 

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