In Parallel is the living execution layer between goals and work. It gives teams a continuously-updated execution plan for each area you’re accountable for—so you don’t have to rebuild “where things stand” from scratch every week.
In this article
What In Parallel does
What it’s for (and who it’s for)
What it’s not
How it works (the execution loop)
When you’ll get the most value
What In Parallel does
In Parallel keeps a living execution plan current by connecting:
meetings (where reality changes),
system updates (where work progresses),
and human review (so nothing material changes silently).
That plan is the shared answer to:
What are we actually doing right now?
What changed since last time?
Who owns what?
What’s at risk?
Why did we decide that?
Who In Parallel is for
In Parallel is built for people who own outcomes—especially when they don’t control every task directly.
Typical users include:
managers and team leads
program / portfolio owners
ops and PMO leaders
executives responsible for execution
Individual contributors benefit from the clarity (and can get tasks and context), but they aren’t expected to “run the system.”
What In Parallel is not
In Parallel is intentionally not a replacement for:
task trackers (Jira, Asana, Linear, etc.)
docs/wiki tools (Notion, Google Docs)
chat (Slack/Teams)
Instead, it sits above them to keep the execution picture coherent as reality changes—while delivery details stay in the tools that are best at delivery.
Rule of thumb:
If something is “work detail” (subtasks, ticket hygiene, specs), keep it in the source system.
If something changes execution reality (priorities, commitments, risks, decisions, accountable actions), it belongs in In Parallel’s plan.
How In Parallel works: the execution loop
In Parallel is designed around a simple loop that repeats each time you meet and decide:
1) Organize work into an execution scope
Everything in In Parallel lives inside an execution scope—a team, project, program, portfolio, account, or business area.
A scope is the boundary that keeps the system calm:
one scope → one plan
one accountable owner
one cadence (or a small set of related cadences)
2) Maintain one living execution plan per scope
Each scope’s plan is a structured view of execution reality:
goals and commitments
ranked priorities
tasks and milestones
risks and dependencies
explicit ownership
recent changes
3) Treat meetings as “execution events”
In Parallel can automatically join recurring meetings connected to a scope, transcribe in real time, and detect decisions, actions, risks, ownership shifts, and unresolved topics.
These aren’t stored as “notes.” They’re interpreted as execution signals that update the plan.
4) Use reports as the control point
After a meeting:
a structured summary is published
the execution plan updates
tasks are assigned
stakeholders can be notified
This is where trust is built: you review and confirm what matters while context is fresh.
5) Make change visible with snapshots
Every meaningful plan update creates a snapshot, so “what changed” is explicit and reviewable—not hidden inside an edited doc.
What success feels like
After a few cycles, you should notice:
fewer “status chase” messages
meetings spend more time deciding and less time rehashing
stakeholders get aligned without extra prep
priorities feel stable (and changes have clear reasons)
A practical expectation is that after ~2–3 meeting cycles, the plan becomes as trustworthy as a manually maintained document—without the manual work.
Tips for getting value fast
Start small: One scope + one recurring meeting beats modeling your whole org.
Keep scopes honest: If the plan feels noisy, the scope is probably too broad.
Start every meeting with “What changed?” The system is built to make that question effortless.
Let delivery tools do delivery: Keep Jira/Asana/etc. as the system of record for task execution; use In Parallel for execution reality and accountability.