Meeting a Deadline

Freelance Switch has a list of what it calls 14 Essential Tips for Meeting a Deadline. While I would say that most of them are obvious, most people still do not follow them. Here are the steps, the article has more detail for each:

1. Care about deadlines.

2. Keep a list of projects & deadlines.

3. Communicate a clear deadline.

4. Work in a cushion.

5. Have a clear outcome.

6. Break down the project.

7. Focus on the first step.

8. Block off adequate time.

9. Have a start and complete date for each step.

10. Communicate with each step.

11. Don’t overcommit.

12. Learn from mistakes.

13. Stay up late.

14. Negotiate and meet a second deadline.

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