books and so on, without being dependend on carrying a notebook all the t=
ime.
One of the challenges was to implement a sophisticated activity managemen=
t on =
the OGO that is capable of sorting and prioritizing activities. This requ=
ires =
some non-OGO stuff to understand what=B4s meant by that:
Requirements for the implementation result out of the activity management=
in =
our team: We implemented a team process with eight steps to identify =
bottlenecks and to set goals for individual work. Team meetings are used =
to =
reach agreement on the bottlenecks, define the necessary actions, the own=
ers =
and the timeframe. Therefore, the individual activity and time management=
has =
to sort activities along this process, prioritize process steps and prior=
itize
activities in each single step. (This results in time management - e.g. a=
=
weekly plan).
The OGO appointment book is not capable of sorting activities according t=
o =
process steps AND priority. I only use it for appointments, birthdays and=
so =
on.
I realized a database with number fields for process steps, priorities fo=
r =
process steps and activities, the action itself, expected duration, sched=
uled =
date and a category field for the status (pending or done).
Advantages: The database application sorts for all three shown fields (e.=
g. =
process step, priority of activity, action) and is capable of suppressing=
=
categories on the display (e.g. activities marked =22done=22). You can co=
nvert and
print the contents.
Disadvantages: You still need the appointment book for time management, =
especially for recurring events, but I don=B4t think that=B4s a big point=
. More =
important: This is no common electronic solution like Lotus Organizer or =
=
Schedule. Our reason to use the database was the demand for sorting activ=
ities
according to process steps AND priority.
Norbert Fuchs
AT&T Solutions Berlin Germany
nfuchs=40mail.att.net