Performance Under Pressure: Taking Action - Design a Plan of Action

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Once you've decided on a solution, the final step is to design a plan of action to implement the solution you've chosen. The first thing you should do is divide what needs to be done into manageable tasks or steps that can be accomplished with relative ease. This can help to keep you from being overwhelmed by the pressure, or becoming paralyzed by over-analysis.
Planning Your Actions
When you have a manageable set of tasks prepared, you should then assign specific times to them. This helps keep you committed, and stops you from spending too much time on any one task.
Ensure that one item on your action plan can be done immediately to build momentum. This should be something that you can do as soon as you finish writing your action plan. This is important because if you don't include something you can do right away, you're more likely to fall prey to procrastination.
To meet his goal of redesigning the dam in order to stay on schedule, Ralph puts together a plan of action. He plans to begin by contacting his team of engineers by e-mail to explain the situation and arrange a meeting. Ralph wants to begin with this step so he can take immediate action and build momentum toward achieving his goal.
Next, he'll consult a materials expert to discuss his options. Ralph will also consult a local engineer from the region where the work is being done to come up with ways to save money, such as hiring local labor. Finally, he'll prepare a new design and have it reviewed by his superior to ensure its accuracy. He schedules each of these steps to be completed within three days so a meeting can take place at the end of the week.
Exercise - Design a Plan of Action
Stacey is a web designer. Her current project is more complex than projects she's had in the past. Her goal is to achieve the same standard of excellence that has come to characterize her work.
What actions should Stacey perform in the fourth step of the method?
Options:
1 - Break the project into having a meeting with the client, doing research for the project, sketching a design, and programming the site.
2 - Make a schedule of times for the tasks she has broken the project into.
3 - Start by e-mailing the client to book a time to meet.
4 - Decide how long she can spend designing the web site.
5 - Ask herself what sort of outcome will satisfy her in the long run.
Answer:
Option 1: This option is correct. Dividing what has to be done into manageable tasks will help Stacey to keep moving from one task to the next and avoid paralysis. (...)

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