User talk:AnandAzad/Efficient

1. If some thing can be done faster then do it faster.

2. Based on the penalty of the mistakes it pays to be extra careful in cases where the penalty is high.

3. Meeting Projected goals is important part of the game. Fight and try to keep up on the plans. Spend enoguh time planning and keep up with that.

4. Make a list of dependencies and make sure to clear the obstacles in the form of depedencies.

5. Your goal as engineer is not just to execute the plan. It makes things boring. Think does it really needs to be done. Does it really needs to be done that way. Ask questions and offer your suggestions as well.

6. Pushing back at some times help. If you are totally confident and have facts then never be afraid. Push back who ever it is.

7. Tasks that you are responsible it's better to take little extra care from your side to ensure that everything is completed. Let's say you did some design it;s in your on interest to make sure the verification/synthesis/timing or any other things required to be done by others are done correctly as well. Take initiatives to make sure it;s all done. This helps when any problems found at later stage may bring the pressure back on you.

8. Giving early heads up to leads or responsible is very important. Discuss as frequently as required. It will protect the interests of everyone.

9. Focus on planning and sticking to it. It pays by avoiding the last time pressure.

10. Some tasks requires multiple steps. If you want to multitask and you are little abscent minded it pays to create job sheets and track progress yourself.

11. Think ahead what brings lot of pressure and plan to it. Take it serious. Sending/Keeping up with exact status helps to survive in greedy places where everyones is trying to squeeze the last drop of your blood.

12. Develop awareness of what is happening around. The time spent to get this information pays rich dividends.

13. Ask..Ask..Ask for help, whenever/whatever you want. There is nothing wrong with it. Help and get helped to meet your goals as well.

14. Share your problems and concerns freely.

15. Think 1000 times before giving any small option if you dont want to give it. Close all the holes. It's very important in any form of communications. If you have to deal with dependency, For better results always keep it such that NO response is positive for you(so that you are not blocked by response and go ahead and do what you want) or get a quick response. This is especially important policy while dealing with the superiors where you can't really push even if you are in real need.

16. The best tactic for you is to take an impersonal point of view in every situation, no matter how personal it may be -- remove your emotions from the equation and keep your thinking calm. If you can stay cool, you can stay out of any conflicts.

17. Just wanting something to work out won't necessarily make it so -- you must get going and start working. The effort doesn't need to be physical; it needs to be emotional. Step out of your comfort zone and take a few more risks. If you really want this to happen, you need to challenge yourself a bit more.

18.Making good use of the conference/discussions
 * Identify what you want out of this meeting
 * Try to resolve the issues that need your attention there and then if it can be
 * Discuss and identify new issues during the discussion
 * Before asking some one to do the things check if the the necessary things that you think might be required are in place
 * Ask and check if the concerned person can now go ahead and complete the task
 * Periodically during the discussion summarize/ask the concerened to summarize the action items
 * Make sure at the end meeting that all the concerns/action items are resolved

It's complex mix of paying attention to what is going on and understanding if what you listed are getting resolved.

Bottom line of success of any meeting is how much did it help in making progress. That requires following:
 * Defining the mutually agreed metric for measuring/tracking the progress
 * Defining who will do what
 * Understanding new concepts, issues and potential concerns