Run a Project

Move an approved project from launch through implementation, adaptation, and completion.

This pathway begins when the project already has a clear purpose, initial design, team, resources, and authorization to proceed.

Your Pathway

1. Activate → 2. Prioritize → 3. Execute → 4. Coordinate → 5. Sense → 6. Adapt → 7. Close

1. Activate

Make sure everyone understands what is being undertaken.

Confirm:

• objectives and intended outcomes

• team and responsibilities

• partners

• budget and resources

• milestones

• communication channels

• trackers and working files

You're done when: The team knows what it is trying to accomplish, who owns what, and what happens next.

2. Prioritize

Translate the project plan into immediate priorities.

Ask:

• What needs to happen during this cycle?

• What decisions are needed?

• What is blocking progress?

• What can wait?

You're done when: The team has a short, visible set of current priorities.

3. Execute

Move the priority activities forward.

Use the appropriate working documents, AI tools, meetings, partner engagements, and organizational systems.

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You're done when: Commitments are producing tangible progress.

4. Coordinate

Keep people and organizations aligned.

Track commitments, dependencies, decisions, deadlines, and partner contributions.

Avoid using meetings simply to exchange updates that can be shared asynchronously.

You're done when: Everyone knows what they own and what they need from others.

5. Sense

Look beyond whether tasks were completed.

Watch for:

• stakeholder responses

• emerging risks

• changing conditions

• unexpected opportunities

• assumptions that appear wrong

• unintended consequences

• new information

You're done when: The team understands not only what happened, but what may be changing around the project.

6. Adapt

Change the plan when evidence warrants it.

Adjust activities, timelines, partnerships, resources, or even assumptions while protecting the project's underlying purpose.

Document important changes and why they were made.

You're done when: The project reflects current understanding rather than an outdated original plan.

7. Close

Complete the project deliberately.

Finish commitments, document outputs, close administrative requirements, capture learning, and determine what should continue.

Possible next steps:

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You're done when: The project has a clear ending and its knowledge has not disappeared with the project team.

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