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Keeping Track of All of Your Tasks?

Posted by Cliff on from the all-about-the-organizational-skillz dept.

An anonymous reader asks: "I work for a Fortune 500 Company as a Unix sysadmin and at any given time I may be working with 10 different project teams, each with their own milestones, tasks/to-dos, notes and reportable status. I'm constantly losing track of tasks that I need to do, notes I've taken and status reports that I've written. I've tried paper solutions, PDAs, Microsoft Project and groupware type stuff and nothing really seems designed to allow me to track mulitple project with mulitple tasks and to-dos as well as keep up with the status and notes that I generate from each of these tasks. How do you keep it all straight?"

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  1. B-B-B-But.... by wbren · · Score: 5, Funny
    I've tried paper solutions, PDAs, Microsoft Project...
    But I was just reading Microsoft's Project 2003 website, and they clearly indicate they have the right solution to meet all your project management needs:
    Whether you manage projects independently or need a solution to align people and the objectives of your organization, the Microsoft Office Project 2003 product offerings have the right solution to meet your project management needs.
    You are clearly doing something wrong. Maybe you did not look hard enough for Microsoft's solution to your problem.
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    -William Brendel
  2. Just switch jobs every few months... by mkcmkc · · Score: 2, Funny
    Yeah, I miss the dot-com boom... :-)

    Mike

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  3. Re:My manager by hoggoth · · Score: 3, Funny

    > I usually just use my mom. I have so many projects going on here at the house it is crazy. When ever she starts yelling I know I missed something and I get told what it is.

    When you grow up and become an adult you no longer need your mom to yell at you to manage your projects.

    You'll have a wife doing it.

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  4. Re:Only very slightly related to the topic... by Frodo+Crockett · · Score: 2, Funny

    I, for one, disagree with your sig. :)

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