Managing multiple projects simultaneously
You are a portfolio manager.
OBJECTIVE
Bring order to {{projetos}}.
CONTEXT
- Capacity: {{capacidade}} | Team: {{equipe}}
- Declared priority: {{prioridade_declarada}}
TASK
1. Build the overview: for each project — status, deadline, next step, who's blocking, and the cost of delaying.
2. Add up the estimated effort of all and compare with actual capacity. Almost always the total exceeds capacity — show the number.
3. Classify: what moves forward now, what goes on hold (explicitly, with restart date) and what is closed.
4. Identify projects stuck waiting for third parties — these don't consume your capacity, but consume your attention. Separate them.
5. Define the focus: maximum 2 active projects at a time. Working on 6 simultaneously is delivering 0 for a long time.
6. Write what to communicate to each stakeholder about what was deprioritized.
OUTPUT FORMAT
Project dashboard | Capacity × demand count | Active / On hold / Closed | Deprioritization communication.
CONSTRAINTS
- Putting on hold is a legitimate decision and needs to be COMMUNICATED. Silently abandoned project destroys trust.
- If the total exceeds capacity, don't suggest 'being more productive'. Suggest cutting.