Quarterly Planning
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Set goals and review on a thirteen-week rhythm - short enough to feel real.
Key Concept
- Zoom out every ninety days so weekly noise does not eat the year's aim.
- A year-long goal hides slippage for months; thirteen weeks cannot.
- Long enough to actually finish something, short enough that slipping is still visible before it is too late.
Level 1 - Recognize
Quarterly planning is setting goals and reviewing on a thirteen-week rhythm - short enough to feel real, long enough to finish something.
Level 2 - Explain
Every three months step back and ask whether daily noise is eating your big goal for the year - ninety-day zoom-out on purpose.
Level 3 - Use
First Sunday of the quarter, pick three outcomes - not twenty wishes that drown the month before slippage hides for months.
Level 4 - Connect
Because urgent tasks compound daily, a calendar block reclaims the year from the inbox - slipping stays visible before it is too late.
Level 5 - Create
Build a thirteen-week cycle: name three outcomes with Purpose and Vision, review progress weekly, and close with a Periodic Knowledge Review.
Examples
- Glad first Sunday of the quarter picked three outcomes, not twenty wishes that drowned the month.
- The clinic's ninety-day huddle moved one backlog project to done instead of adding a fourth starter.
Note Relationships
| Relationship | Wikilink | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| contradicts | Slow Productivity | when the opposite frame fits better |
| extends | Measure Then Iterate | Thirteen-week rhythm needs a number you would actually track |
| extends | Periodic Knowledge Review | Ninety-day zoom on the same review rhythm |
| extends | Purpose and Vision | Named outcome on a rhythm that stays visible |
| extends | The 12 Week Year | Thirteen weeks is short enough to feel real |
