Project Management

How to manage and tackle projects.

Start of Each Week: Strategic Planning

  • 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.

Daily Task Management

  • 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.

Client Communication

  • 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.

Ensuring Smooth Operations

  • 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.