dsavitsk Posted March 21, 2016 Report Posted March 21, 2016 I suddenly find myself inundated in projects, all with different final deadlines, and all with multiple progress points. For instance, I have a project I want to complete by May 1, but in order to do that I'll need to complete part A of it by March 30th, and part B by April 14th, and send out part C by March 21st, etc. There is obviously lots of project software out there, but most seems geared toward groups, or has too many features. I am looking for simple - no need for discussion boards, bug tracking, user management, etc. Does anyone know or use something that works well? Quote
ironbut Posted March 22, 2016 Report Posted March 22, 2016 I'm starting to use Evernote more and more for just about anything with text. So far it has all the notifications and reminder features I need. And it's nice to have access to it from anything, anywhere. 1 Quote
sorenb Posted March 25, 2016 Report Posted March 25, 2016 Google doc spreadsheets ... you might need add a little logic in order to add some dependencies between tasks and might a pivot to get the status on your progress ....cost nothing and available on every platform Quote
dsavitsk Posted April 14, 2016 Author Report Posted April 14, 2016 I tried some of the software offerings and found that they did not really fit my needs. So I decided to go old school. I bought a big roll of grid paper where I can put dates across the top, projects down the side, and keep track of lots of aspects. So far it works pretty well. Quote
Grand Enigma Posted April 14, 2016 Report Posted April 14, 2016 Sounds like all you are really only looking for a gantt chart or milestone chart. There are a bunch of options - this is a good free one if you do not have more than 3 concurrent projects at a time: https://ganttpro.com/ There are also tons of Excel gantt chart templates you can download: http://www.vertex42.com/ExcelTemplates/excel-gantt-chart.html Alternatively, a simple task management app could also work. Just set due dates for certain tasks and it will notify you... plenty of iOS/Android Apps: https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id497328576?mt=8 Quote
crappyjones123 Posted April 14, 2016 Report Posted April 14, 2016 1 hour ago, dsavitsk said: I tried some of the software offerings and found that they did not really fit my needs. So I decided to go old school. I bought a big roll of grid paper where I can put dates across the top, projects down the side, and keep track of lots of aspects. So far it works pretty well. I didn't want to get chastised for suggesting this but it's what I had in mind all along. I still use it for med school. Works a lot better than any schedule app I've used. Allows me to see the whole month and all my classes in one go. Tasks get marked off as the week progresses. Quote
dsavitsk Posted April 14, 2016 Author Report Posted April 14, 2016 1 hour ago, Grand Enigma said: gannet chart More or less. But the paper works well. I like to see the whole thing at once. Quote
morphsci Posted April 14, 2016 Report Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) Edited April 14, 2016 by morphsci 1 Quote
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