Keeping work on track.
WHERE IT HELPS
Breaking a project into tasks Identifying dependencies and risks Drafting status updates Summarising progress from notes Producing a risk register
HOW TO ASK
"Here is the project. Break it into tasks with dependencies. Identify the three biggest risks and what would mitigate each."
THE RISK QUESTION
Genuinely useful. People plan for success and omit what could go wrong.
FOR STATUS UPDATES
"Here are my notes from this week. Write a status update: what was done, what is next, what is blocked, and any risks."
WHAT TO SUPPLY
The actual state. The model does not know your progress.
WHAT IT GETS WRONG
Durations and effort estimates Anything specific to your team's capacity
WHAT TO DO WITH THE OUTPUT
Treat the task breakdown as a checklist to review, not a plan to follow.
You will add and remove.
THE PRACTICAL BENEFIT
Structure applied quickly to something that was a vague intention.
