Guide 11

Before another quarter on the same plan

Mapped

The situation

A quarter is ending. The plan for the next one looks like the last one, with fresher dates. The team expects continuity. You are not sure the assumption still deserves it.

The decision at stake

Whether to spend another quarter on this plan, which assumptions that spends, and what evidence would make you stop.

This guide is mapped. You can answer the questions and keep a note. The full essay, contrasting examples, and the longer branch for founders who have already acted are not written yet. Output to aim for: Assumptions and stopping criteria.

Questions to start the note

This guide is mapped, not finished. The situation, the decision, and the questions are here so you can start a record. The full evidence, the contrasting examples, and the longer “already acted” branch are not written yet.

1.Your name
2.Company
3.The plan you would repeat
4.Which assumption is carrying this plan, and how would you know it is wrong?
5.What did the last quarter actually change for a customer?
6.What is the stopping criterion, written before you spend the next quarter?
7.What are you continuing because of sunk cost?
8.What evidence would make you change the plan this month?
9.Who disagrees with you, and have you asked them?
10.If you have already told the team the plan is unchanged, what review date is still available?

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