How can you know your program facts cold in under a minute?

The next time you're heading to a portfolio review meeting with your executive team or an all-hands program team meeting, and you only have a few minutes, focus on these questions:

• Which key milestones are majorly delayed and why?
• By when can we achieve our primary objectives?
• What's the latest on known risks & open issues?
• What critical path activities are seriously late?
• What must get done before the next meeting?

Be ready to present a quick overview of your projects' latest progress and problems. With the flexibility to drill down into the root causes of any open challenges. And foretell the impact of delays on the outcomes of future milestones and deliverables.

You'll be ready for 80% of the discussion in review meetings with just these stats.

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