Build A Status System That Survives Reporting
Design Airtable status fields that distinguish must-have process states from nice-to-have labels.
The status pileup Mira’s project base has statuses for New, Active, In progress, Waiting, Blocked, Hot, At risk, Green, Done, and Complete. Leadership asks how many projects are actually off track. Too many overlapping status labels destroy reporting confidence. Kano lens Must-be, performance, delight Kano helps separate required workflow states from extra labels that may delight one team and confuse another. Shortcut Add every requested status Cleaner status plus separate risk signal. A status field should show process state; risk, priority, and sentiment often deserve separate fields. Separate meanings Hot and Blocked both appear in the status list. What is…
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