Task Management ?
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J4CKO

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46,819 posts

229 months

Monday 20th April 2015
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I am just wondering how you all manage your workload at wok, i.e. keeping lists of jobs so nothign gets forgotten, my job is getting more complex and I have ended up thinking I am up to date and forgotten the odd thing because it has dropped off the radar and come back to bite me.

So, manual or software based, which software ?

randlemarcus

13,646 posts

260 months

Monday 20th April 2015
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Day book. Nice physical thing, none of this IT malarkey. Less important stuff on email gets done if it is done, if not I wait for the second or third chaser smile

toon10

7,133 posts

186 months

Monday 20th April 2015
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I have a one note page for work tasks listed by projects I'm working on. I colour code them to show todays, tomorrows and the next day's tasks. Anything in yellow is to be done today for example. It's not the most sophisticated solution but it works well for me and I can view the page from work, home, phone, etc.

J4CKO

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46,819 posts

229 months

Monday 20th April 2015
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I have one Note but need to learn how to use it properly, maybe that is todays after hours task.

Physical notes are fine but I tend to forget my notebook between home and office.

illmonkey

19,807 posts

227 months

Monday 20th April 2015
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A ticketing system. As much as I hate them, it keeps me on top of my work. And if it's a long project, there are notes for me to read.

J4CKO

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46,819 posts

229 months

Monday 20th April 2015
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illmonkey said:
A ticketing system. As much as I hate them, it keeps me on top of my work. And if it's a long project, there are notes for me to read.
yeah, we have one of those and that works for some of my workload but it doesnt all come in that way and its a pain in the arse to use.

R8VXF

6,794 posts

144 months

Monday 20th April 2015
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Try using something like Trello. https://trello.com/

Good for making lists and prioritising stuff.

J4CKO

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46,819 posts

229 months

Tuesday 21st April 2015
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R8VXF said:
Try using something like Trello. https://trello.com/

Good for making lists and prioritising stuff.
Have tried it the last couple of days and it seems pretty good, cheers.

R8VXF

6,794 posts

144 months

Tuesday 21st April 2015
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J4CKO said:
R8VXF said:
Try using something like Trello. https://trello.com/

Good for making lists and prioritising stuff.
Have tried it the last couple of days and it seems pretty good, cheers.
Awesome. We used to use it qt work. Thanks for the feedback smile

Simbu

1,913 posts

203 months

Wednesday 22nd April 2015
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We use Trello as well. Another team at work uses AgileZen. Another team uses cards on a white board. These all seem to work on way or another.

R8VXF

6,794 posts

144 months

Wednesday 22nd April 2015
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We now use Jira Online with the Agile boards, both systems were/are supported with whiteboards for easy view during standup in the mornings.