Oct 15, 2026 · 18 min · 10 segments
Master 90-day planning as a bookkeeper to organise your workload and maintain consistency in your bookkeeper business all year round. Whether you are trying to navigate seasonal busy periods as a…
Zoe WhitmanHost
Jo WoodHost
Do you like 90 day planning, or 12 week, or 13 week planning? Which one is your thing?

Well, I read a book a long time ago by Brian P. Moran, which I talk about all the time, which is called The 12 Week Year.

I buy the book, and then I know I'm never gonna read it, so I get the audio book.

So that's what I did with this one, and I remember listening to the audio book in the garden at my ol- old house, so it was probably like six, seven, eight years ago maybe.

Because we plan for a year, and actually if we just have New Year's resolutions, we never really achieve them or we forget, or we get to the end of the year and we're like, "Oh my gosh, I wanna finish that off." Whereas if we can plan for a quarter, we've got this really short timeframe to pay attention to something-

And he talks about having 12 weeks, and then having a 13th week where you review and reflect, and then you plan for the next 12 weeks.

Do you like 90 day planning, or 12 week, or 13 week planning? Which one is your thing?

Well, I read a book a long time ago by Brian P. Moran, which I talk about all the time, which is called The 12 Week Year.

I buy the book, and then I know I'm never gonna read it, so I get the audio book.

So that's what I did with this one, and I remember listening to the audio book in the garden at my ol- old house, so it was probably like six, seven, eight years ago maybe.

Because we plan for a year, and actually if we just have New Year's resolutions, we never really achieve them or we forget, or we get to the end of the year and we're like, "Oh my gosh, I wanna finish that off." Whereas if we can plan for a quarter, we've got this really short timeframe to pay attention to something-

And he talks about having 12 weeks, and then having a 13th week where you review and reflect, and then you plan for the next 12 weeks.
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