MANDATE: Solo Project Manager

Write the plan. See it. Follow it. Switch context. Finish side projects.

DOCTRINE

1. Don't think
Thinking is hesitation. Hesitation is procrastination. MANDATE brings you into the zone. Pull the lever and it tells you what to do.

2. Rigid by design
MANDATE is built to manage your projects, for you only. It is not a communication tool. Priority levels and workflow are fixed. You do not have to set it up like Jira. It works out of the box.

3. Arcs
90% done is not done.

4. Progress visible by the number of done items
No burndown charts. No story points. Visual indicators of how much was done and what tickets are left.

5. Bug extermination
Bug fixes are not progress. You do not celebrate the killing of a cockroach. Deal with bugs as soon as possible. Tolerating bugs is how you get infestations. They are recorded quickly and wiped from mind quickly.