What is a product backlog Before we start plannin what we will do in the new year, it is worth setting our goals. I highly recommend Michał Szafrański’s podcast: “10 tips on how to effectively plan goals, develop a specific action plan and avoid short-lived enthusiasm” . Michał shows step by step how to set your goals and how to do it well – in order to avoid disappointment. For me, this podcast was very important and helped me not only understand how important it is to plan wisely, but also that you also have to find time for planning. I highly recommend it.
Turn your plans into specific tasks… then write them down! 25 free printable calendars
Once we set our goals, divide them into subsequent tasks – it’s time to write them down somewhere and determine their completion in time. This is where various calendars or planners can come in handy. Kasia from the blog kiedymamaniespi.pl has prepared a fantastic list of free calendars to download . If I didn’t already have my own botanical calendar with a planner for 2017 hanging on my wall , I would happily download calendars from Pracownia bajkowo , Simplife or Brzydkich Rzeczy (I love that name <3). Of course, all the calendars from Kasia’s list are beautiful and you can see that the authors really worked hard on them, but these three are absolute gems for me.
Take action and don’t put it off until later! Webinar by Ola Budzyńska
What is a product backlog This time #DzikoDobre with a short shelf life – next week (January 11) there will be a real treat for those who have a problem with putting search engine optimization mails things off until later. The incomparable Ola Budzyńska (yes, I am a fan) is organizing a webinar “Do it today, or how not to put it off until tomorrow”. To participate, you must sign up for it in advance (here you will find the webinar sign-up page ).
Remember, it is best to show up on time for the webinar, because recently… there were no more places (limited to 1000 people). I will add that it is worth listening not only to the webinar, but also to stay for the part dedicated to questions “from the audience”. Paradoxically, it is because of these very real and life questions from the girls that I take the most inspiration from these webinars for myself
Do it smarter, or optimize – the book “Rework” about planning
What is a product backlog I can safely say that “Rework” is one of the two most important books I read in 2016. For me, this book was groundbreaking in its own way – although the breakthrough came about half a year after reading it . The most important lesson I learned customers are adapting from it is the word “optimization”. Optimization of activities is incredibly important, and it is really worth devoting some time to it, so that you can save much more of it later. I know it sounds a bit twisted and is probably understandable only in my head, but I really encourage you to explore this topic. That is why I especially recommend this book to all those who are starting/running their own small venture (blog, business).
