[thelist] to-do list/project management tool

Ed Dowding ed at usology.com
Mon Mar 21 09:37:53 CST 2005


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:: -----Original Message-----
:: From: thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org 
:: [mailto:thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf Of Sarah Sweeney
:: Sent: 21 March 2005 14:47
:: To: thelist
:: Subject: [thelist] to-do list/project management tool
:: 
:: I'm trying to work out a better process for working with one of my 
:: clients. They have a fairly large site with a content 
:: management system 
:: that is constantly a work in progress. When I originally 
:: built the site, 
:: at one point we said that any new features would have to wait for 
:: Version 2. The "Version 2 To-do List" has grown and grown since then 
:: (the site has been live for almost two years), with new items being 
:: added faster than other items can be completed.
:: 
:: The client seems to be fairly happy with this arrangement. 
:: The problem I 
:: am running into is the client forgetting which items she previously 
:: asked me to work on right now, and deciding she wants to focus on 
:: something else, or just asking me to do seemingly small 
:: things that take 
:: large chunks of time away from working on larger 
:: improvements she wants 
:: for the site.
:: 
:: What I'd like is to have a to-do list that she can see all the time, 
:: up-to-date, including the status of items I am working on. 
:: I'd also like 
:: her to be able to prioritize the list, and change priorities 
:: as much as 
:: she wants, except for items I am working on already. I think 
:: this will 
:: give her a clearer idea of how much has yet to be done, how 
:: much she has 
:: asked for, what I am working on, etc, while also giving her 
:: a greater 
:: sense of control over what will be done next.
:: 
:: I'm not exactly sure what such a tool would be called, or if such a 
:: thing even exists. Does anyone have any suggestions for something we 
:: could use, or possibly something open source that we could use as a 
:: starting point?
:: 
:: -- 
:: Sarah Sweeney
:: web developer & programmer
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