What I would like to see in gnome: project manager
- From: torben fjerdingstad <unitfj-gnome tfj rnd uni-c dk>
- To: gnome-list gnome org
- Subject: What I would like to see in gnome: project manager
- Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 10:35:57 +0200
This is an app suggestion.
I once tried a windows program called Task Timer that helped
me a lot, planning my work. Unfortunately the shared database
on a novell server never worked properly.
Here, I will try to describe how it worked.
Say I get a to-do: Upgrade redhat on the www server.
Now I open a new task with the following tags:
Priority (1-5) 2
Estimated time. 30 min.
Deadline. Jul 1st.
Contact person. Donald Duck
Every day I print one page. The left half including the right top
half of the page is a calender for today. The last fourth of the sheet
shows a prioritied list of to-do's, showing title, estimated time
and a checkbox that gets a 'V' when the task is done.
I can bring the sheet with me and use it later for updating the
database (the V's). The calender entries do not matter.
The boss can assign to-do's for me. They show up low-lighted
in my prioritized list. By clicking on them, I can select to
accept or deny taking them. When denying, I must give a reason
(free text).
I can see the todo's of my partner, and I can give my todo's
to him.
The great thing is, I get a prioritized list of to-do's. If I
have 15 minutes to spare, I may have a task in the list that
can be done in those 15 minutes, that otherwise might be wasted.
If I have more time, I just start with the upmost task.
The only problem I can imagine is that low priority tasks with
a long deadline never come near the top of the todo list, so
they will be done.
Also, a good priority sorting algoritm may be difficult to make.
--
Med venlig hilsen / Regards
Netdriftgruppen / Network Management Group
UNI-C
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Fax. +45 35 87 89 90 Bygning 304
E-mail: torben.fjerdingstad@uni-c.dk DK-2800 Lyngby
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