我的2014年计划 (职业的和个人的）

我每年都会在年初的时候制定自己的计划，然后定期会看看做的如何。
往年都是保存在自己的电脑上，今年我打算放在这里。一来可以和别人分享，听听别人的高见；二来，让自己的朋友看到也能催促自己达成这些目标。欢迎大家给出建议，指教。:)

 

Professional Goals

2014 IDP – Professional Goals

Overall Objective: to become senior project manager in 1~2 years. (it was 1~2 years in 2013 IDP)

I plan to strengthen following areas:

-         Leadership

-         Communication in English (Emails, Meetings and Soft Skills)

-         Be a good Scrum Master

Area

Objective

Actions

Leadership

Be a leader who can:

-         Think strategically and logically

-         Influence others

-         Communicate very well with the team

-         Make changes in the team, and even in the organization

1. Complete the 2014 Leadership Program with results:

a.      Read the materials regularly, and ensure I finished the reading and think by myself before the monthly leader meeting

b.      Give myself an objective which I really want to improve in 2014, I want to make achievement regarding communication within the team.

2. Read the books to help me think hard and deeply.

Re-read following books:

-    Brilliant project manager

-    Peopleware

-    Mythical Man Month

-    Lean toolkit

-    Management 3.0

-    Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers: The People Skills You Need to Acheive Outstanding Results

-    Shortcuts to Success: Project Management in the Real World

After reading, I should think by myself what I learned from this book, and think about our team’s problem, and apply what I learned to solve real problem.

 

Result at 30^th Dec 2014

 

Business English Writing

In 2013, I wrote ~50 fortnightly reports, and made 20+ project reviews to senior managers. I found that I’m still not able to write very well in English. In 2014, I want to improve regarding following areas:

-         Write good project reports.

-         Can compose the story to describe the things which happen in the project/team.

1.      Read this book about project reporting:

-         The New One-Page Project Manager: Communicate and Manage Any Project with a Single Sheet of Paper

2.      Read this book about

-         Business writing and communication McGRAW-Hill 36-hour course

3.      Search in the internet about how to write a good story

4.      Search in the internet about how to convert project stuff into good story

5.       

English presentation

In 2013, I gave 20+ project reviews to the senior managers. I feel much confident than before, I don’t worry so much. In 2014, I want to improve regarding following areas:

-         Tell story and attract people’s attention

-         Make my English more dynamic and colorful

-         Make presentation a bit fun

 

1.      Need to watch how someone else is doing the presentation in English, and write down the good English patterns.

2.      Apply those good English patterns in my own presentation

 

Result at 30^th Dec 2014

 

Social English

Improve my Social English, such as vocabulary and sentence

1.      Find specific themes which I want to improve in 2014

a.      My hobbies (reading, travelling)

b.      Travelling

c.      Readings

2.      Find the way to improve

a.      Read some English travelling books in English

b.      Read some English articles to describe one’s hobbies

c.      Watch some videos in English

 

 

Result at 30^th Dec 2014

3.       

Scrum Master

In 2013, I read some books about Agile/Scrum, but those ideas/thought wasn’t mastered by myself. I need to think more when I read those books.

In 2013, I took the ‘process’ as my focus as a Scrum Master.

In 2014, I want to be a good Scrum Master who can

-         improve the team efficiency,

-         make change within the team.

-         Make team be a team

-         Make team more self-managing

-          

1.      List the areas which I think the team wasn’t efficient (maybe I asked the wrong question)

2.      Think about what kind of changes I want to make within the team

3.      Think about what’s the root cause why this team isn’t a real team.

4.      Hold on myself when I want to make decision for the team.

5.      Make team members to host more Scrum meetings, such as retrospect meeting.

6.      Re-read the Scrum/Agile books:

a.       硝烟中的Scrum

b.      Agile coaching

c.      Agile Retrospective

d.      Management 3.0

7.      Socialize with other Scrum Masters.

 

Result at 30^th Dec 2014

 

Meeting Skills

In 2013, I hosted 80+ meetings, I feel that some meetings were not running effectively. I know meeting could be very powerful but also expensive, so in 2014, I want to be a good meeting host who can

-         lead meetings effectively

-         Make meetings valuable

1.      Complete the leadership Courses:

Working with others – Leading effective meetings

2.      List the ineffective/invaluable problems in the meetings which I hosted

3.      Think about what’s the root cause why those meetings were not effective

4.      Propose solution to make meeting more effective.

5.      Re-read following books:

-         The manager’s guideline for effective meetings.

 

 

 

Result at 30^th Dec 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Goals

2014 IDP – Personal Goals

Area

Objective

Actions

Be happier

In 2013, I think I achieved a lot, but I don’t think I was very happy. I felt stressful, busy, and felt that I didn’t enjoy my life, and I spend too much time in the office, at home but not under sunshine.

In 2014, I want to be a happy person who can:

-         Enjoy life

-         Be happy

-          

1.      Finish the ‘Harvard Happy Course’, and make the rule/actions which I would feel happy by the end of 2014.

2.      Better plan my weekend, and spend more time under sunshine, such as in the various parks.

3.      When I feel unhappy, tell others, and find the root cause, and adjust myself.

4.      Socialize more with my old friends:

a.      Mingming

b.      Fengping, Min

c.      Baur, LiNan

d.      Dongdong, Maomao

e.      Huan, Yazi

f.       Ashely

g.      Xiaoyang

5.      Maybe travelled more

6.      Re-read the ‘7 habits’, and see whether I can find why I could sleep well after reading this book some years ago.

Travel

Travel to 3 places at least

1.      Beijing

2.      Outing

3.      Hometown

4.      YunNan

5.      Sea side

 

Result on 30^th Dec 2014

 

Reading

In 2013, I read 24 books, I applied some learnings to solve the real problems, such as leading meetings, and Agile retrospective.

In 2014, I want to read 20 books ( 1.6 book/month), and also get the value from these books, to improve:

-         my thinking capability

-         my business English

-         assist my professional goals

-         think out of box

 

 

Result on 30^th Dec 2014

 

Raising ZiYi

In 2013, I tried to argue with her when she didn’t do good thing, but I guess I didn’t find the root cause why she behaved like that. Maybe the root cause is my behavior. She loved me, but I didn’t spend enough time with her.

In 2014, I want to

-         Take less work/emotion back to home. If I feel not good, I will give her heads-up.

-         Think with Ricky about her primary school.

-         Give her continuous English training

-         Assist her to learn roller skate

  

 

1.      Read the method to build her self-esteem and confidence

2.      Give her weekly English course, and make it fun.

3.      Think about which school we want.

4.      Took her to try roller skate.

5.      Minimize language violence (减少语言暴力)

 

 

Result on 30^th Dec 2014

 

Health

In 2013, I started the natural health method; I will monitor how it is going in 2014.

Do more exercise, such as Yoga, Taiji, swimming

1.      Continue the natural health method.

2.      Find the way of having good sleeping at night.

a.      Try not to bring work back to home

b.      Try not to bring laptop back to home (at most twice a week in weekday)

 

3.      Do following exercise:

a.      Practice Yoga 40 times in Y2014

b.      Master Taiji 24式

c.      Go to swimming for 10 times.

 

Result on 30^th Dec 2014