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turns red (it’s going to be two months late).
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And if it’s a recur-
ring problem—which you can now see—you have the oppor-
tunity to engage in root cause analysis and problem solving so
that it doesn’t keep happening.
Assessing Personal Production Capacity
When you can see your work on the calendar, you’re able to
make conscious decisions about what you’re going to do and
what you don’t have time for—being proactive, rather than
reactive. You can more appropriately allocate your production
capacity to the incoming work that’s requested of you so that
you ensure faster completion of your tasks.
You’re also able to see when you’re on task, doing your sched-
uled work, and when you’re off task, tending to emergencies.
You