# Set first-quarter goals and priorities for a new team

A focused first-quarter plan for a new team: 2-3 goals, an early win, owners, and a clear 'not doing' list.

- Topic: Leadership & Management
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Productivity, Fill-in Template, Step-by-step
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/set-first-quarter-goals-and-priorities-for-a-new-team

## Prompt

```text
Help me set the first quarter's goals for a newly formed team, so we focus on a few things and show early progress. This is step 4 of the 'Build a new team from scratch' pack; paste the charter from step 1 or the working agreements from step 3 if you have them.

**Team mission and first-year success measures:** [SUMMARY]
**Who's on the team, and when others join:** [DETAILS]
**Requests already coming in:** [LIST]
**What my sponsor expects to see this quarter:** [EXPECTATIONS]
**Constraints:** [budget, dependencies, hiring still in progress]
**Earlier step output (optional):** [PASTE]

Work through:
1. Sort incoming requests and ideas into: this quarter, later, and decline or redirect, each with a short reason.
2. 2-3 goals for the quarter, each with 2-3 measurable results. At least one goal should build the team's foundations (process, tools, relationships), not just output.
3. One visible early win we can deliver in the first 4-6 weeks.
4. An owner for each goal, keeping in mind who is still ramping up.
5. What we're explicitly not doing this quarter, worded so I can share it with stakeholders.
6. A simple weekly or fortnightly way to track progress.

Use [ADD BASELINE] where a number is missing. Tell me if the plan is unrealistic for the team's current capacity.
```

## What to fill in

- SUMMARY
- DETAILS
- LIST
- EXPECTATIONS
- budget, dependencies, hiring still in progress
- PASTE
- ADD BASELINE

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