Deadlines rarely slip on the deadline. They slip the week someone quietly took on a fourth project while still finishing the second.
The fix is not a more detailed plan. It is one view that puts declared availability next to committed work, across every project at once, so an over-allocated person is obvious before the work is promised.
What to look at weekly
- Who is over their declared hours in the next two weeks
- Work that has no owner and no date
- Projects where one person is the only assignee
Three questions, once a week, catch most of it.