There are really TWO ways to accomplish this in MLO-- as pointed out "Complete subtasks in order" requires a subtask to be complete before its next-listed sibling will be shown, but there is also a more advanced "dependency" feature, where you can arbitrarily require tasks be complete before another is available to do (or even that two or three other tasks from entirely different locations in your outline be complete first). It's not as sophisticated as something like MS Project, but it's off-the-scale more sophisticated than more To Do apps-- and I'd wager, more sophisticated than OmniFocus.
On Oct 25, 7:43 pm, Rob <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the tips, guys! It sounds to me like the "complete subtasks > in order" checkbox either matches the OmniFocus feature or it's close > enough. > > Mark, thanks for the article. The use-case for sequential vs. parallel > tasks is not really to do multiple items simultaneously, but rather to > clarify that they do not block one another and can be completed as > opportunity allows (based on context, for instance). > > Example: building a table might involve buying wood and ordering a > lathe to make fancy legs. Although you need to have a lathe and wood > before you can make the legs, it doesn't necessarily matter whether > you buy the wood or order the lathe first. If I'm at the lumber yard > I'll buy the wood, or if I'm at my computer I'll research and order > the lathe. > > On Oct 25, 6:04 pm, Mark Levison <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, October 25, 2011, daniel sekera wrote: > > > i'm not sure if the answer i'm about to give is correct but my opinion is > > > yes. the option is complete subtasks in order checkbox. > > > > selecting yes is sequential in my mind...one needs to be done before the > > > next can be or is available > > > > leaving it unchecked means the subtasks can be done at the same time, no > > > order necessary (parallel) > > > I think that's the right idea. Caveat emptor working on many tasks in > > parallel (multi-tasking) really doesn't work on any level (individual, team > > etc), see:http://www.infoq.com/articles/multitasking-problems > > > Cheers > > Mark Levison > > > > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 2:42 PM, Rob <[email protected] <javascript:_e({}, > > > 'cvml', '[email protected]');>> wrote: > > > >> Two of my coworkers keep raving about OmniFocus but I can't use that > > >> because it's only for Apple products. One of the features they really > > >> like is the ability to specify subtasks as sequential or parallel. > > > >> Does MLO handle sequential and parallel tasks? > > > >> -- > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > >> "MyLifeOrganized" group. > > >> To post to this group, send email to > > >> [email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > > >> '[email protected]');> > > >> . > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >> [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > > >> 'mylifeorganized%[email protected]');>. > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en. > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "MyLifeOrganized" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > > > '[email protected]');> > > > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > > > 'mylifeorganized%[email protected]');>. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" 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/mylifeorganized?hl=en.
