Execution Standards

Execution is the ability to get things done.

• Use canonical docs
• Give every goal a numeric target
• Give every task a single owner, ETA, and status
• Report progress and latest expectations toward the target
• Share bad news in plain English
• Track milestones with a Gantt
• Execute-and-communicate over ask-and-wait
• Run weekly stand-ups when you're off track
• Run daily stand-ups when you're badly off track
• Make your target more aggressive if you rarely have bad news