Comments on: Setting timelines to your ideas http://www.jasonbagley.com/2010/02/16/setting-timelines-to-your-ideas/ Blogger, Entrepreneur and Public Speaker on all things web Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:37:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Chris M http://www.jasonbagley.com/2010/02/16/setting-timelines-to-your-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-50220 Chris M Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:48:34 +0000 http://www.jasonbagley.com/?p=702#comment-50220 No problem No problem

]]> By: Jason http://www.jasonbagley.com/2010/02/16/setting-timelines-to-your-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-50185 Jason Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:37:34 +0000 http://www.jasonbagley.com/?p=702#comment-50185 Shot for sharing that. I think we get the just of what it looks like! Shot for sharing that. I think we get the just of what it looks like!

]]> By: Chris M http://www.jasonbagley.com/2010/02/16/setting-timelines-to-your-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-50163 Chris M Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:24:58 +0000 http://www.jasonbagley.com/?p=702#comment-50163 * Arg, the 1 2 3 4 5 was meant to be indented as well as the lines. ie. code line begins after the design line, dammit Wordpress :P * Arg, the 1 2 3 4 5 was meant to be indented as well as the lines. ie. code line begins after the design line, dammit WordPress :P

]]> By: Chris M http://www.jasonbagley.com/2010/02/16/setting-timelines-to-your-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-50162 Chris M Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:24:10 +0000 http://www.jasonbagley.com/?p=702#comment-50162 Ye, to go into more detail, my white board is laid out kinda like this.. Project Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ... 31 (March) Design ----------- Code ------------ Along those lines, so each task has a scheduled date and deadline, I actually include a great deal more, such as key players, "cross pollination" between projects and a few other goodies, but the sample above is the premise. I used to use digital software, but honestly, since I started using the whiteboard things actually get done. Ye, cleaning off tasks is awesome, and I always know if I took too long on a task because then the ink requires liquid to remove it ;) Ye, to go into more detail, my white board is laid out kinda like this..

Project Name
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 31 (March)
Design ———–
Code ————

Along those lines, so each task has a scheduled date and deadline, I actually include a great deal more, such as key players, “cross pollination” between projects and a few other goodies, but the sample above is the premise.

I used to use digital software, but honestly, since I started using the whiteboard things actually get done.

Ye, cleaning off tasks is awesome, and I always know if I took too long on a task because then the ink requires liquid to remove it ;)

]]> By: Jason http://www.jasonbagley.com/2010/02/16/setting-timelines-to-your-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-50161 Jason Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:19:09 +0000 http://www.jasonbagley.com/?p=702#comment-50161 @Adrian - great minds think a like. :) @Chris M, that's why Project Managers are so hard to come by - breaking tasks down and actually getting the team to complete them on time! The whiteboard thing is also pretty cool. I guess from time to time you almost get irritated with seeing the same task up there and in that way you get it down so you can clean it off! (Well, thats one way of looking at it I guess) Good idea that! @Adrian – great minds think a like. :)

@Chris M, that’s why Project Managers are so hard to come by – breaking tasks down and actually getting the team to complete them on time!

The whiteboard thing is also pretty cool. I guess from time to time you almost get irritated with seeing the same task up there and in that way you get it down so you can clean it off! (Well, thats one way of looking at it I guess)

Good idea that!

]]> By: Chris M http://www.jasonbagley.com/2010/02/16/setting-timelines-to-your-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-50155 Chris M Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:08:42 +0000 http://www.jasonbagley.com/?p=702#comment-50155 Timelines are always difficult, breaking down the tasks into feasible chunks and then assigning them to dates is possibly one of the hardest tasks anyone will face when dealing with management. I'm not going to talk about methods so much, but rather a medium I use. I have a massive (3x2m) whiteboard in my room on the wall right next to my computer and I've trained myself to check it daily; in doing this, you at least get going and are constantly aware of when things must start and/or end. Initiation is the hardest part in my opinion. Nice article Jason :) Timelines are always difficult, breaking down the tasks into feasible chunks and then assigning them to dates is possibly one of the hardest tasks anyone will face when dealing with management.

I’m not going to talk about methods so much, but rather a medium I use. I have a massive (3x2m) whiteboard in my room on the wall right next to my computer and I’ve trained myself to check it daily; in doing this, you at least get going and are constantly aware of when things must start and/or end.

Initiation is the hardest part in my opinion.

Nice article Jason :)

]]> By: Adrian http://www.jasonbagley.com/2010/02/16/setting-timelines-to-your-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-50151 Adrian Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:21:55 +0000 http://www.jasonbagley.com/?p=702#comment-50151 I completely agree. Especially when it is a personal idea or project. Setting that time line as well as smaller attainable goals also adds more importance and awareness to them as apposed to just doing it when you get the time, which may result in prolonging the idea or possibly losing interest/time all together. I completely agree. Especially when it is a personal idea or project. Setting that time line as well as smaller attainable goals also adds more importance and awareness to them as apposed to just doing it when you get the time, which may result in prolonging the idea or possibly losing interest/time all together.

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