Hello, I apologize for the length and my inability to cut more. :) I've been rebuilding my currently all-in-one TW this year, moving from TW2.? to MPTW 2.5.2, revising tags, upgrading plugins and reworking its MainMenu when I decided it is time to build my own TW package to ease the upgrade process. I've now looked at mGTD and it might be the better route to go. So the package build waits until I've gotten some feedback.
* Which fits my situation best, MPTW or mGTD, considering my ProjectFlow (detailed below)? * Can mGTD be tweaked to focus on my need of linear project flow and area/context choice with less attention to next actions and other GTD items? My Tiddlin' Story Like many freelancers working projects where priorities are changed on a whim by decision makers, I have created a penalty system to keep projects moving forward. Be a project small or huge and simple or complex, it always moves through its Project Flow, phase by phase, toward completion. Stages and steps may be skipped but not phases. Thus, if project scope changes significantly, forcing its return to an earlier phase, the project must regain scope approval at each interim phase. Where GTD issues are concerned, my Next Actions are virtually the same from project to project. My MPTW uses this similarity and does away with GTD's focus upon Next Actions. If explicit NAs are needed, they are written in the project parent tiddler like all other GTD components are: in a numbered list under a Next Actions or subAgenda heading and the tiddler is tagged accordingly. Although I've been using MPTW to one degree of success or another, mGTD's tiddler automation may help me top do away with manually retagging each project as it moves through the phases. PROJECT FLOW A project is always tagged with at least ten ProjectFlow tags. In GTD terms, I guess, because I don't differentiate between the two, I have two Areas (Phases and Stage-steps, essentially replacing Next Actions) and seven Contexts (see below). The subareas and subcontexts of my Areas and Contexts are of course TagglyTagged so I have ten GTD drop- downs in my MainMenu, allowing for quick visual access to all tiddlers in three clicks and less. Plus, with two meta MainMenus, I can pretty much away with the entire tags» sidebar. "Areas" MainMenu 3: PHASES 1. PJX (where I define the project) 2. Mission (where I set goals) 3. Budget (where I set a budget) 4. Function (where I innovate) 5. Design (where I stylize) 6. Development (where I test) 7. Production (where I execute) 8. Finalization (where I complete) 9. Launch (where I press "done") MainMenu 4: STAGE-STEPS AA. FirstPhaseStage (Phase 1 only) 1. ScanProjects 2. SubmitProposal 3. MeetingInterView 4. MeetingReviewProject 5. DevelopMeetingPresentation A. ThisPhaseStage (Phases 2-9) 1. MeetingPrep 2. MeetingExchange 3. MeetingConclusions 4. MeetingReviewConclusions 5. ReScopeBudget B. TransitionPhaseStage (Phases 1-9) 1. MeetingReScopeBudget 2. MeetingReviewAgreements 3. DevelopOutlineNextPhase C. NextPhaseStage (Phases 1-8) 1. ReSearch 2. ResearchAnalysis 3. BrainStorm 4. BrainstormAnalysis 5. BrainstormResearch 6. DevelopSolutions CC. FinalPhaseStage (Phase 9 only) 1. LaunchProject 2. PostMortem 3. ArchiveToMorgue "Contexts" MainMenu 1: AGENDA (optional tags) * AgendaBook (Contacts in GTD) * Revolver (Tickler in GTD) * TeleMail (Calls in GTD) * WaitingOn (Delegation in GTD, IIRC) MainMenu 2: PRIORITY * Errands * FirstPriority * HighPriority * LowPriority * SomedayMaybe MainMenu 5: LocalePJX * AppointmentPJX * HomePJX * OfficePJX * PortablePJX MainMenu 6: MindSet * HyperEnergy * NervousEnergy * NormalEnergy * PhysicalEnergy * SlackerEnergy * ZeroEnergy MainMenu 7: ToolSet * Analog * Digital * Internet * Mixed * Rented MainMenu 8: TimeTRK Tracking time uses three tags, one each to reflect each type of time management. The MTN tag is represented * The XTN tag protocol estimates the time to complete the next action and has 8 tags. * The YTN tag protocol estimates the time to complete the project and has 17 tags. * The ZTN tag protocol is the actual time it has taken to complete the project (thus far). MainMenu 9: Anmerkungen20 (for all tiddlers) Anmerkungen (German for "notes", IIRC) is the tagging/filing system using 20 categories and only 20 categories for all project and non- project tiddlers. MainMenu 10: FlowKPR (for all non-project tiddlers) FlowKPR, short for "flowkeepers", is considered References by GTD, I guess. * Docs * Goals * Lists * Logs * Protocols * Values "Bonus Menus" MainMenu 11: MetaTW Split from MetaTiddly and contains TagglyTagging sorting to provide quicker access to the TiddlyWiki core and better identifies sources of all plugins. MainMenu 12: MetaPKG Split from MetaTiddly and contains the HowTo documentation for using my GTD system and upgrading my TW package (metaMetaTW if you will). THANK YOU! for reading/suggesting what you could before keeling over in exhaustion, horror or disgust with the length. -pw --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GTD TiddlyWiki" 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/GTD-TiddlyWiki?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
