A perfect example of the myopia associated with reactive/situational decision making is the story of a man walking down the sidewalk, and upon seeing an object in his path, makes the decision to go around it. He steps off the curb and is hit by a bus. Clearly when we make situational decisions without first considering …

The Progress Engine is a simple framework on which to create process. We can apply this to almost any task large or small. It’s simplicity is evident. It is quite useful when pre-planning and scheduling work and resources. It is also valuable when thrust into a project already in progress. In that instance it can be used to ‘evaluate’ the current stage of various processes and develop your next steps accordingly.