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GZ
Ghadeer El Zein
BI Development — technical delivery
Active projects
Maintenance
75%
Bandwidth used
Getting full — assign with care
YJ
Youssef Jallad
Project Management — 3 months in
Active projects
Maintenance
45%
Bandwidth used
Has capacity — good to assign
GZ
Ghadeer El Zein
BI Development
Every Monday · 30 min
1
Which project is taking most of your time right now?
Check if her time matches your expectation. Maintenance project answer = signal.
2
Is anything blocked or waiting on someone else?
Blockers she doesn't surface = invisible delays. This forces them into the open.
3
On a scale of 1–5, how loaded are you this week?
A number is faster than a paragraph and easier to track over time.
4
Will all active projects hit their next milestone?
If no, you find out now — not when the client asks.
YJ
Youssef Jallad
Project Management · 3 months in
Every Tuesday · 30 min
1
What did you complete last week vs what you planned?
Comparing plan vs actual trains accountability from day one.
2
What are the 3 most important things to deliver this week?
Forces prioritization. Can't name 3 = tells you something.
3
Where do you need my input or a decision from me?
New people often wait without saying so. This unlocks them.
4
Is there anything you're uncertain about in your responsibilities?
3 months in — ambiguity is normal. Surface it before it becomes a mistake.
Assignment rules
Never assign without a deadline and an owner
Undeadlined work disappears. "Ghadeer owns this by Friday" — not "can someone look at this."
Maintenance counts against bandwidth
10 legacy projects at ~12% each = over 100% before you assign anything new.
One active project limit for Youssef
Full ownership of 1 project, support on others. Expand after month 6.
Tracking rules
Every project has a status update by Friday
Red / Amber / Green. If amber or red, one sentence on why.
Blockers surface within 24 hours
Not at the weekly check-in — immediately. Normalize "I'm stuck" as healthy.
No silent deadline slips
If a deadline will be missed, tell you 2 days before — not on the day.
Your rules as manager
Don't accept "almost done" without a date
Always follow with "when exactly?"
Check bandwidth before adding any work
Above 80% = delay or re-prioritize, don't assign.
Protect the check-in — never cancel, only reschedule
Cancelling sends the message that accountability is optional.
3
Focused sessions
~2h
Total per week
15
Projects covered
Monday
Set the week
Before any meetings or assignments
45 min
People Ghadeer + Youssef
Update both bandwidth sliders People
Open Bandwidth page first. Set capacity honestly — this drives every decision this week.
1-on-1 with Ghadeer People
30 min. 4 check-in questions. Record her load number — track it weekly to spot trends.
Projects 15 projects
Scan active project statuses Projects
5 active only, 5 minutes. No Friday status = chase now. Red = decide action before noon.
Name the week's 2–3 priorities Projects
No named owner + deadline = won't happen. Write them down now.
Tuesday
Youssef + midweek pulse
Catch problems while there's time to fix them
40 min
People Youssef
1-on-1 with Youssef People
30 min. Plan vs actual, 3 priorities, what he needs from you, anything uncertain.
Projects Active only
Blocker check Projects
Any green from Monday turned amber? Fix it now — not Friday.
Yourself Manager
New work to assign? Self
Check bandwidth first. Ghadeer above 80% = hold it or remove something first.
Friday
Close the loop
Collect statuses, note slippage, plan Monday
30 min
Projects All 15
Collect weekly status from both reports Projects
RAG + one sentence if not green. No update by 3pm = chase it.
Note what slipped vs promised Monday Projects
Same project slipping 2 weeks = signal. Same person over-committing = a conversation.
Yourself Manager
Write Monday's 2–3 priorities now Self
3 minutes. Can't name them = week was reactive. Something to fix, not accept.