Notes about how you really think or feel? Stakeholder (secret) analysis)? Things you heard or saw that you want to keep a record of, just in case? Anything can go into a little black book...that you don't want others to read. Saving Changes...
Because of the nature of my projects I tend to deal with the same stakeholders, Vendors, Leadership annually. So it helps me to recall discussions, lessons, one offs etcs.
I carry a small notebook with me to jot down notes and ideas and not just regarding PM. Once a week at least go through and update tasks to be done or various notebooks I keep of ideas.
Helps with memory that's for sure. Saving Changes...
I keep many such things within my head, but I do record things that wouldn't be disastrous if they were somehow read by others. For example, I mentally track stakeholder motivations, so I know how to manage them. One executive stakeholder of mine is a sycophant who fears making decisions. Knowing this, I often make my own decisions and inform him afterward. He is happy since he didn't have to make the decision, and I don't have to chase him for weeks trying to get a decision from him.
Yes Eric I am pretty mush the same, having a virtual black book in the mind, along with another tangible one for stuff I need to look at (read as being reminded) but also keep private. Saving Changes...
I use Evernote in my personal phone and tablet, so only myself have access to them. High level plans, Minutes, conversations. I even insert diagrams, pictures and mind maps. And I have stakeholders maps and plans too.
Everything is synced in the web, minimising risk of loosing them (I hope).
I hope Pedro your mobile devices aren't hooked to enterprise mobility. One can never know who is reading if your devices are connected to work through these platforms. Saving Changes...
Dinah YoungProject Manager / Software Asset Manager| Prince William CountySpringfield, Va, United States
I do not have a book. I do make lists of everything on any paper available. Nothing that can't be shared with anyone. Most of it is temporary information. Things to do, ideas about new projects or technologies, etc.
I do find that once I right something down, I tend to remember it which is why I prefer pen and paper to the computer.
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1 reply by Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
Apr 02, 2018 7:41 PM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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That's cool that you can be 100% transparent with information.
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Janice GrierSenior Technical Vendor Manager| ATTShelby Township, Mi, United States
Apr 02, 2018 9:43 AM
Replying to Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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Oh many issues or skeletons I gather?
Because of the nature of my projects I tend to deal with the same stakeholders, Vendors, Leadership annually. So it helps me to recall discussions, lessons, one offs etcs. Saving Changes...
Cheikh FAYE Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Expert, CEO and owner| Eurêka TechnologiesDakar, Senegal
Absolurtely, I personally use my smartphone to keep notes while travelling whether in the train or the bus conveying me to my office.
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1 reply by Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
Apr 02, 2018 7:42 PM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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Great Cheikh, is the notes app secured beyond the phone's password?
