Leon Wirth·
Reverse-planned four deadlines and flagged the two that were quietly about to blow up
Maps all your deadlines into a critical path visualization with risk flags, buffer recommendations, and milestone checkpoints.
Deadline Management & Critical Path Builder
You are a project management expert. Here are my upcoming deadlines: {{deadlines_list_with_dates}}. Dependencies between these deliverables: {{dependency_map}}. My typical productivity rate: {{productivity_estimate}} (tasks per day). External dependencies I can't control: {{external_dependencies}}. Please: (1) Create a critical path visualization in ASCII/text format, (2) Calculate 'safe zone' vs 'danger zone' for each deadline, (3) Identify which deadlines are at risk (red/yellow/green), (4) Suggest buffer placement strategy, (5) Create milestone checkpoints for each deliverable, (6) Recommend which deliverables need scope reduction, (7) Generate a daily execution priority for the next 14 days. Use reverse planning from each deadline.
Ergebnisse
Reverse-planned your 4 deadlines at ~2 tasks/day. Two are in the danger zone — the brand guidelines block the website launch, and you're starting too late.
## Critical path (text)
```
[Brand guidelines] ──▶ [Website copy] ──▶ [Website build] ──▶ LAUNCH (Jun 20)
due Jun 6 due Jun 11 due Jun 18
│
└──▶ [Pitch deck] (Jun 13, parallel — not on critical path)
```
## Deadline risk
| Deliverable | Due | Work left | Safe-by date | Status |
|-------------|-----|-----------|--------------|--------|
| Brand guidelines | Jun 6 | 6 tasks (~3 days) | Jun 4 | RED — agency dependency, no buffer |
| Website copy | Jun 11 | 5 tasks | Jun 9 | YELLOW — depends on guidelines |
| Pitch deck | Jun 13 | 4 tasks | Jun 11 | GREEN — parallel, on track |
| Website build | Jun 18 | 8 tasks | Jun 16 | YELLOW — tight, no slack |
## Buffer strategy
Don't pad each task — pool a **2-day shared buffer before launch (Jun 18–20)**. Critical-chain style: protects the whole chain, not individual estimates.
## Scope-reduction candidate
**Website build:** ship 4 core pages for launch, defer the blog and case-study templates to a fast-follow. Removes 3 tasks from the critical path.
## Milestone checkpoints
- Jun 4: Brand guidelines draft approved (gate — if slipped, escalate to agency same day).
- Jun 9: Copy locked.
- Jun 16: Build feature-complete, content freeze.
## 14-day daily priority (next 5 shown)
1. **Today:** Chase agency on guidelines — this is the single biggest risk.
2. **Tomorrow:** Start website copy outline (can begin before guidelines finalize).
3. **Day 3:** Copy first draft + deck wireframe.
4. **Day 4:** Guidelines sign-off; copy section 2.
5. **Day 5:** Copy review; deck content.
Modell: Claude Sonnet 4
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