My project checklists

I keep these checklists in my Logseq system. I use them to make the beginning, ending, and handoff of a project explicit.

Project kickoff

• Communicate with stakeholders.
• Capture my current thinking.
• Define success criteria, including stretch goals.
• Create a project outline and plan.
• Tag the project #Ongoing.
• Search my notebook for related terms and tags, then link relevant notes.
• Have an official kickoff.

Project completion

• Add a summary and important notes.
• Compare the final result with the design document.
• Mark the project and its tasks complete on every platform.
• If the project is inactive rather than complete, add its current status before archiving it.
• Remember that constant progress is unnecessary. Be honest when a project is stalled, and wrap it up so it can be resumed later.
• Check my OKR page in Logseq and mark the key result complete when applicable.
• Communicate with stakeholders.
• Evaluate the success criteria.
• Identify useful intermediate packets of work and turn them into pages.
• Celebrate a clear-cut victory, then start fresh.

End of a work session

Record:

• Ideas and work items for the next steps.
• The current status.
• Details I am likely to forget.
• My intention for the next session.

The point is not constant progress. Writing these things down helps me leave the project in a state that I can understand and resume. This is especially helpful for me because I have ADHD.