Now Try This

  • Make yourself a project portfolio template, and post it on your whiteboard or on a flip chart.

  • Take 10 minutes, and write down everything you’re doing on stickies. If you’re managing a team of people or several teams or an organization, ask your managers to do this with you. The more people in your organization, the longer this step will take. Timebox it so people aren’t staring into space but are writing.

  • Post the stickies on the template in the correct weeks.

  • Leave the portfolio on your wall for a few days to a week. As you discover other work, make more stickies and post them.

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