Weekly planning: what it is and what it means

Weekly planning is a structured sequence of three actions (mapping commitments, balancing workloads across roles and a closing review) that takes place in a fixed time slot, ideally over the weekend or on Monday morning. It is not a long to-do list, it is not strategic planning, it is not filling up a calendar: it is an advance decision on what goes into the next seven days, in what order and with what room for review.

Distinctive: structured sequence of three actions
Distinctive: advance decision
Essential: mapping commitments
Essential: balancing workloads across roles
Essential: closing review
Constant: fixed time slot

Glossary

Weekly planning

A structured sequence of three actions (mapping commitments, balancing workloads across roles and a closing review) carried out in a fixed time slot before the week begins.