Project Management

How to manage and tackle projects.

Organizational Overview: Initiate the week by setting goals and organizing tasks. This high-level view helps keep the focus on significant milestones and project progression.
Weekly Battle Plan:
- Conduct an early Monday meeting to review all projects and timelines.
- Identify any overdue projects and determine their priority based on urgency.
- Create a Weekly Battle Plan prioritizing projects by criticalness and update this plan in Focal Board for clear visibility and tracking.

Morning Email Check:
- Review emails at the start of your day, adding any new tasks directly to Focal Board.
- Quickly acknowledge all received emails, noting that tasks have been scheduled or addressed.
Daily Project Status Meeting:
- Gather a daily update from developers on each project, including what was completed the previous day, the current day’s objectives, and any encountered obstacles.
- Address and prioritize these obstacles immediately to ensure smooth progress throughout the day.
Daily Battle Plan:
- Outline the day’s priority tasks for developers in Focal Board and share a concise version in the team’s Slack channel for easy reference.
Personal Task Prioritization:
- Manage and prioritize your personal tasks on Focal Board, aligning with the established Daily and Weekly Battle Plans.

End-of-Day Client Updates:
- Communicate daily with clients on the status of their projects. Projects experiencing delays or issues require daily updates, while those proceeding smoothly can be updated weekly.

Utilize Focal Board for all aspects of project and task management to ensure a streamlined, centralized process for the team.
Maintain open lines of communication, leveraging Focal Board’s features for task assignment, updates, and progress tracking to keep the team aligned and projects on track.
Customize Focal Board’s setup to mirror your workflow, using labels for prioritization, status updates, and team assignments to enhance clarity and efficiency.