Daily Focus – Day 196: Specify the Finished Output
Part of Daily Focus: 365 Practical Notes for Solo and Small Business Owners.
A process needs a finish state that another person—or future you—can recognize.
Describe completion from the outside: the file exists in the correct format, the page is live or the customer has received confirmation. A visible output makes handoff and review possible without relying on the creator’s feeling that the work is probably done.
Try this today: Describe what is produced, where it is saved and who receives it.
Keep in mind: Outputs make completion testable.
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