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As PM how you get yourself organized?

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Riyadh Salih Saskatchewan, Canada
It is common we write what to do list based on what was identified then you make a matrix to prioritize based on important / urgent then sequence your action plan
Get enough sleep - have your self a good morning coffee - focus on action plan - look and review if there is issue in night report or after hours report if any emergency issue then revisit your action plan and prioritize

There must be more to add to get more organized please share your thoughts
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Riyadh Salih Saskatchewan, Canada
Jun 07, 2018 6:47 AM
Replying to Dinah Young
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No coffee for me. Before I leave work each night I make a list of what to do the following day. I start the day by reviewing the list, checking email for anything that will impact my list, review my calendar, and then decide what to do first. As I check things off my list I do a happy dance :).
I also created a KanBan board in SharePoint to keep track of the status of my project artifacts. As the PMO, I need to know what has been completed on every project in my department.
We are in the process of improving my little SharePoint site by creating a dashboard that will track everything about our projects.
Dinah, thanks for your good points you are really on the right track
My question to you will you have a bar code to scan to your dashboard or you have to enter manually
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1 reply by Dinah Young
Jun 07, 2018 2:24 PM
Dinah Young
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Our dashboard will pull information from some existing systems, pull data from our sharepoint site and then some items may need to be entered in manually.
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Riyadh Salih Saskatchewan, Canada
Jun 07, 2018 7:37 AM
Replying to Kevin Drake
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I go to bed very early but I write points, notes and tasks before I go to bed, then in the morning combine these notes prioritise and block time for it. I found recently that prioritising is not enough, I need to block and lock time for it.
Kevin, very true having them just written on paper doesn't help you need that determination for execution
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Riyadh Salih Saskatchewan, Canada
Jun 07, 2018 9:51 AM
Replying to Joshua Render
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Is anyone every fully organized and prepared for the daily chaos?

I will agree with the coffee. I think I spend most of my day sipping on the stuff.

Here are my general steps:
1. You have to recognize that your job isn't always limited to an 8 hour day.
2. You have to want to be successful.
3. I am a tech guy, but I like to use paper and pencil to write things down. It helps me to plan things out in a free format way.
4. About the only thing I like Excel for - I like to add my tasks to an Excel file and organize the tasks by day using sheets. Make sure to update regularly.
5. Recognize which events add value to your day. In Agile they advocate the daily stand-up, "every day you must have the daily stand-up". This is perhaps Agile heresy, but sometimes this does not add value to your day. If the team does what it is supposed to do and communicates frequently, it can lessen the value. Maybe every two days or twice a week is more practical.
6. Learn to say no. I used to be "Yes-Man" and it has caused me a lot of problems. "Yes I can help you" as if I had all the time in the world. I try to help when I can, but sometimes "no" is the only answer you can give.
Joshua, thanks, agreed these are also good points however regarding Fully organized we have to remember No one is perfect we try to do our best by staying organized but slippage is normal too there are emergencies happen, unknown risk is always there, force majeure, road accident, death, etc all these big forces can alter your schedule that day
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Riyadh Salih Saskatchewan, Canada
Jun 07, 2018 11:04 AM
Replying to Anish Abraham
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I put the task list on my outlook calendar, so it sends me notifications, and , helps me remember my task much better. I will also make sure to take a few hours to go over the work plans for the coming week. It will help me to remember what is due, and keep things organized.
Anish good for you your outlook is working for you
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Riyadh Salih Saskatchewan, Canada
Jun 07, 2018 12:01 PM
Replying to Venkata Gundi
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I maintain all my to-do list along with relevant information in Onenote. I've always found it easy when all the information you need is in one place. I start with a fresh page once every 2 weeks and carry forward any in-complete tasks. Always worked for me... btw Coffee is a must.
Venkata thanks, good point oneNote Evernote ClecNote all good tools
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Riyadh Salih Saskatchewan, Canada
Thanks to all coffee lovers, however it is OK to have few on the team as Tea lovers :-)
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1 reply by Dinah Young
Jun 07, 2018 2:23 PM
Dinah Young
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Or those of us who are caffeine free :)
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Dinah Young Project Manager / Software Asset Manager| Prince William County Springfield, Va, United States
Jun 07, 2018 2:11 PM
Replying to Riyadh Salih
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Thanks to all coffee lovers, however it is OK to have few on the team as Tea lovers :-)
Or those of us who are caffeine free :)
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1 reply by Riyadh Salih
Jun 07, 2018 9:50 PM
Riyadh Salih
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Dinah, you just remind me of my back years when I worked with German company it was normal to drink Beers during work hours and in early morning it was "Ein Stück Weißbrot und Bier" means one piece of white bread(Loaf) and Beer that's standard breakfast so the manager used to tell me the same Caffeine free as I was enjoying my coffee while he sip his ERDINGER Weißbier Kristall (German Beer).
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Dinah Young Project Manager / Software Asset Manager| Prince William County Springfield, Va, United States
Jun 07, 2018 12:44 PM
Replying to Riyadh Salih
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Dinah, thanks for your good points you are really on the right track
My question to you will you have a bar code to scan to your dashboard or you have to enter manually
Our dashboard will pull information from some existing systems, pull data from our sharepoint site and then some items may need to be entered in manually.
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Drew Craig Sr. Agile & Product Coach| Vanguard Philadelphia, Pa, United States
There are items I do organically from habit, but I do tend to list out stuff in my notebook. It's something I always have with me or open. Plus, just something so satisfying about checking those boxes :)
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1 reply by Riyadh Salih
Jun 07, 2018 9:31 PM
Riyadh Salih
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Thanks Andrew, That's good point too what you meant by organically is that some actions we do without thinking about it, just done by reflexes power like we used to drive and change gear while talking, it comes naturally with out thinking
Writing down is a good practice to avoid forgetting few points.
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Riyadh Salih Saskatchewan, Canada
Jun 07, 2018 7:20 PM
Replying to Drew Craig
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There are items I do organically from habit, but I do tend to list out stuff in my notebook. It's something I always have with me or open. Plus, just something so satisfying about checking those boxes :)
Thanks Andrew, That's good point too what you meant by organically is that some actions we do without thinking about it, just done by reflexes power like we used to drive and change gear while talking, it comes naturally with out thinking
Writing down is a good practice to avoid forgetting few points.
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1 reply by Drew Craig
Jun 08, 2018 6:20 AM
Drew Craig
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Nothing beats a nice writing instrument and notebook.
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