The framework I use is very simple:

Review → Adapt → Progress

I call it RAP.

The purpose is to pause, look honestly at what has happened, make any necessary adjustments and then move forward again.

That approach is already built into the P5 framework. Planning is not treated as a one-off exercise. It is an ongoing cycle of execution, review and adaptation.

Here's how to use RAP at the end of each week.

1. REVIEW — What actually happened?
Start with reality rather than intention.

Ask yourself:
- What did I intend to achieve this week?
- What did I actually complete?
- What measurable progress did I make?
- What went particularly well?
- What didn't happen?
- What got in the way?
- Did my work support the priorities in my 90-Day Plan?
- Are those priorities still aligned with the direction in my Strategy Snapshot?

Start with your wins.

Most ambitious founders are very quick to notice what is unfinished and much slower to acknowledge what they have achieved. But recognising progress matters. It helps you see what is working and reinforces the behaviours you want to repeat.

Then look at the gaps. And be careful not to confuse activity with progress.

“Sent 50 prospecting messages” is activity. “Booked three qualified sales calls” is an outcome.

You may need to track both, but the important question is whether your activity is producing the results you need.

2. ADAPT — What have I learned?
This is where the review earns its value.

Doing exactly the same thing next week simply because it was in the plan is not necessarily good execution. Sometimes the evidence is telling you to change something.

Ask yourself:
- What worked well, and why?
- What didn't work, and why?
- What should I Start, Stop or Continue?
- Is there a blocker I need to deal with?
- Does anything need to be simplified or removed?
- Have any assumptions changed?
- Do I need to reprioritise anything?

The purpose is not reflection for its own sake; it is to identify practical improvements that you can carry into the next cycle of work. 

There is an important balance here.

Don't change the goal every time the week gets difficult. But don't keep following a failing approach just because it was in the original plan.

Before making a major change, ask yourself where the problem actually sits:
Is the strategy wrong? Is the 90-day priority wrong? Or does the execution simply need improving?

In most weeks, the adjustment will be at the execution level.

Occasionally, new information will mean you need to update the 90-day plan.

Only when something material has changed should you need to revisit the underlying strategy.

That distinction helps you stay agile without becoming reactive.

3. PROGRESS — What matters next?
A review is only useful if it changes what happens next.

So finish by asking:
What would make next week a successful week?

Then decide:
- What is my #1 outcome for the week?
- What are the 3–5 most important actions?
- What blocker needs resolving?
- What needs to go into my calendar?
- What will I deliberately not work on?
- What support or accountability do I need?

This is where discipline matters.
Don't finish the review by creating another enormous to-do list.

Choose the few actions that are most likely to move your 90-day priority forward. Select only a small number of high-priority actions rather than continually adding more work. 

And once you have decided what matters, put the important work into your calendar.

​If your priorities are only sitting on a list somewhere, urgent work will usually beat them.

You can keep the whole review very simple.

5 minutes — Review
Look at commitments, results, wins and unfinished work.

5 minutes — Learn
Identify what worked, what didn't and why.

5 minutes — Adapt
Deal with blockers and make any necessary changes.

5 minutes — Commit
Choose next week's #1 outcome and the actions that matter most.

That's enough.

Twenty focused minutes every week can stop a small problem becoming a big one. It can catch strategic drift before an entire quarter disappears. And it keeps your day-to-day activity connected to the outcomes you said mattered.​

I have also created a one-page Weekly Execution Review template to use alongside this playbook. 

Keep it somewhere visible, schedule your review at the same time each week, and use it to reconnect your weekly work with your 90-day priorities and overall strategy.

The aim isn't to spend more time planning.

​It's to make sure the time you're already spending is taking you where you actually want to go.

Download the one-page template and start today. 

If you know what you want to achieve but progress is slower or less consistent than it should be, I can help you identify what is getting in the way.

In a complimentary Implementation Breakthrough Session, we’ll review your priorities, execution and current blockers, then identify the changes most likely to help you move forward faster.