How to use PM tools for an ongoing project, that does not have deadlines?
Ofra IslerProject Manager| ALDFCotati, Ca, United States
I work at a nonprofit law firm and we are implementing PM to manage our campaigns. However we do not have set deadlines. Any tips/tools? Saving Changes...
Set your own milestones and manage to them as deadlines. You are more likely to be successful by setting goals than by simply accepting outcomes. Saving Changes...
Ofra IslerProject Manager| ALDFCotati, Ca, United States
Thank you, that is helpful! We are thinking of switching to Asana. Is there a better tool for tracking such progress? Any suggested articles/courses/webinars? Saving Changes...
Ed Tsyitee JrConsultant | Consultant Tucson, Az, United States
You should still conduct a risk assessment. Look for threats and opportunities that will either hinder or move the project forward. This risk assessment will help you achieve the milestones.
Asana is a great tool and easy to use. Look at Smartsheets as well. Saving Changes...
Ofra IslerProject Manager| ALDFCotati, Ca, United States
Thank you! Saving Changes...
Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
Ofra, I agree with Keith and add get involved with other people at law firms that use project management. For example
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4254861/ Saving Changes...
You should probably start by keeping things very simple, and look up some scheduling basics. I'm afraid I don't personally have good source material for entry level material.
You might look up the term "birds-on-a-wire" schedule though. It's a set of very basic timelines for things occurring in parallel. When I am scoping out projects, I usually do something like that to rough out the overall timeline, and what activities are occurring concurrently. Saving Changes...
Deepesh RammoorthyICT Project Manager ( PMP®AgilePM®Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®))| Australian Red Cross Blood ServiceTarneit, Vic, Australia
Yours seems like a need to maintain a constant flow ; something like a Kanban rather than the strict discipline of Scrum . I would suggest Trello
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1 reply by Karl Twort
Dec 05, 2019 4:23 AM
Karl Twort
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This is good advice. Asana is a good tool, but I would also recommend Trello in the first instance - and it's free, certainly for your level of usage I expect.
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Karl TwortSenior Project Manager| Fresh EggUnited Kingdom
Dec 04, 2019 7:38 PM
Replying to Deepesh Rammoorthy
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Yours seems like a need to maintain a constant flow ; something like a Kanban rather than the strict discipline of Scrum . I would suggest Trello
This is good advice. Asana is a good tool, but I would also recommend Trello in the first instance - and it's free, certainly for your level of usage I expect. Saving Changes...
Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dear Ofra
Interesting your question
Thanks for sharing
