April Fool’s Day! 5 Ways to Keep You From Being Fooled By Your Projects

Posted by Dana Larson on April 01, 2010

April FirstIt’s been said that if it takes you longer than 5 minutes to list all your active projects, you aren’t managing your projects effectively. It’s also been said that if you can’t see work being done, it’s not being done. These concepts are two of the issues solved by a quality project management solution so you aren’t fooled by your projects again!

We want to make sure you are the master behind your project planning, so here are 5 ways to avoid being fooled by your projects.

1. Reporting
If you ever need to show a status report of your projects, you should easily be able to pull one up. Find a project management solution that gives easy access to reporting and shows the progress being made on your projects.

2. Transparency
If you can’t see the work being completed, how do you know it’s being completed? Keep an eye on your team’s task activity to make sure they are getting the right work finished when they need to.

3. Organizational Detail
In planning tasks and structuring projects, find a solution that allows you to go into great detail on all projects. Look for a hierarchical project structure so you can plan tasks as deeply as needed to keep everything organized.

4. Collaboration
Don’t fool yourself into thinking that projects are better when they are worked on by only one person. Increase communication and project collaboration between team members to make your project outcomes better.

5. Scheduling
By scheduling what you have to do each day, you aren’t fooled by surprise tasks that you’ve forgotten about. Keep your tasks organized and scheduled to ease your stress in knowing what you’ll be working on each day, and to be as productive as possible.

Keep these features in mind when selecting your project management solution to make sure you aren’t fooled by your projects anymore.

And you’d be a fool not to sign up for one of our weekly OnePlace web demos! They are held every Thursday at 11am CDT, and you can register from our homepage at http://www.oneplacehome.com.

 
Dana_larson Dana Larson - OnePlace Marketing Manager. Dana represents the best of a new generation of communicators adept at engaging across all media, from traditional to social. A sweet but somewhat snarky gal whose career in marketing has easily transcended from big agency to agile small business, Dana blogs regularly about business, collaboration and productivity solutions at http://blog.oneplacehome.com. You can reach Dana at dana.larson at oneplacehome dot com.
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