The goal
Publish a portfolio with 3 strong case studies by the end of the quarter
Make it yours: change the highlighted parts, the numbers and the wording. In Ascanti the dates are set from the quarter you start in.
How you'll know you got there
Portfolio live with 3 case studies, reviewed by two people in my field.
Why this works
A portfolio's job is to get you a conversation, and reviewers spend little time on each one. A few well-explained projects beat a dozen thumbnails. This plan picks your strongest work, writes each one up as problem, process and outcome, gets feedback from people in your field, and puts it live by a deadline.
Milestones
One checkpoint for each month of the quarter.
- Month 1Selected: my best 3 projects chosen and a site or format picked
- Month 2Written: each case study drafted with problem, process and outcome
- Month 3Live: feedback from two reviewers applied and the portfolio published
Key results
Numbers you can check at any point to see whether you're on track.
- Case studies published: 3 case studies
- Reviews from people in my field: 2 reviews
Starter habits
Portfolio session (1 hour)
3 times / week · weekly habit
Your first week
- List every project I could include and pick the strongest 3
- Choose where the portfolio will live
- Gather images, notes and results for the first project
- Find 2 people in my field to review it later
- Look at 3 portfolios I admire and note what works
Use it in Ascanti
Pick this template in Goals, adjust the numbers and dates, untick anything you don't want, and Ascanti creates the goal with its milestones, key results, habits and week-one tasks in one step. Progress on the tasks and key results rolls up to the goal.
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