I've been a heavy duty task user for years. The biggest problem I run into is the task/capacity ratio. On average I have about 1.5 hours a day to work on non-trivial personal tasks (I don't use Appigo for work tasks). (I have a good life, just a bit overloaded.)
So that translates to 1-2 significant tasks that I can work per day. It's very easy to overload the day and have to shuffle tasks around. At work I run into a similar problem, though there I have about 6 hours/day for new tasks. They still overload. I need some kind of capacity indicator so that when I move a task I don't move it into an overloaded day. Obviously it has to be something lightweight, and it may be that very few of your users are going to need this. So it has be something VERY lightweight. Here's a strawman suggestion. Fancier versions involve looking at calendar, etc. 1. In settings (advanced) users can specify default daily capacity for each day of the week (hours) and default time-to-complete value for new tasks. 2. In task add an optional attribute of time to complete (5, 20, 60, 90, 120 mins for example). 3. In the view we see when scheduling a task, include a capacity icon (vertical bar, green, yellow, red, etc) If user clicks on the capacity icon they get screen that shows scheduled events (from calendar if possible) and tasks for that day. >From here user can override the default capacity value for the day, they can click on tasks for the day to edit them (move them, change time, etc) or they can click to go to the calender app. Obviously this isn't likely to be the right way to do these things. Customers like me are almost never right in terms of how we think a task should be accomplished. I just put it out as a way to express what I'm hoping to see one day. I know my life isn't going to get any less crowded until the nursing home ... john [EMAIL PROTECTED] tags: jfaughnan, jgfaughnan, task management, suggestion, proposal, question, lightweight project management, Appigo, time management, productivity --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Learn more about Todo, Notebook (notes available everywhere), and AccuFuel (fuel efficiency tracker) on Appigo's website: http://www.appigo.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Appigo Todo" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/appigo-todo?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
