This Week in Positive Change Management: Managing Positive Change for the Remaining 1/3 of 2015

Today is September 1^st, the ninth month of 2015. If you haven’t completed what you want to thus far, I have good news and bad news. First, the bad news: 2/3 of 2015 is gone. Now, the good news: 1/3 of 2015 is left and you can still accomplish your goals with four months remaining. You can divide your tasks into quarters. September is the 1^st quarter. October is the 2^nd quarter. November is the 3^rd quarter. December 4^th quarter. Prioritize your must have tasks by quarters. Next, fast-track and accelerate mandatory tasks during the 1^st quarter (September) by doing more than one task at the same time. Fast-tracking would increase risks which is why you would develop a contingency plan to handle any potential bottlenecks. Monitor the fast-track items’ progress with biweekly reporting to determine if you need to reallocate your resources. Finally, create a monitoring schedule for October through December to complete the fast-track tasks before the end of this year. Following these steps will ensure that you can still complete your mandatory tasks in the final third of the year.