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30-60-90 day plan template

Origin: Michael Watkins, The First 90 Days (2003).

Start from this templateFree, no account needed. The blank is written with guidance in each section, ready to fill in.

Sections

  1. Situation diagnosis (STARS)
  2. Learning agenda
  3. Early wins
  4. Relationships
  5. Goals by phase

How a tough reader scores it

When you score a draft against this format, the Critic evaluates this 30-60-90 plan. The weights add up to 100; the fixes for the weakest criteria arrive as cards in the editor.

CriterionWeight
Situation diagnosis shapes the approach15
Learning agenda is specific15
Stakeholder list is complete10
Goals escalate sensibly and are measurable25
Early wins are meaningful and achievable20
Manager alignment built in15

How it works in SecondPen.ai

Open the template and the editor writes the blank once, with a line of guidance under each heading that you delete as you fill it in. Write your abstract and the editor names the format it reads like. Ask for a document with a slash command and it offers to start from the matching format. When the draft is ready, the Critic scores it against the criteria above, the way this format's toughest reader would, and the three highest-leverage fixes become Editor cards.

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