[Outcome] due by [date].
Work backwards, placing
each milestone where it
must land, and name the
one thing that has to start
this week.

Plan Backwards From a Deadline

Built backwards, so you find out today whether the date is real.

Prompt

I need [the outcome] finished by [date]. Work backwards from that date to today, placing each milestone where it has to land, and tell me the first thing that must start this week or the deadline is already at risk.