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A few people were asking how to use Google Sheets as a simple project management tool (here).

I thought I'd show how I'd go about it for a new project started here:

Hope it helps.

What's your main takeaway?

What will you different going forward?


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Dasouat xjev zua vjopl ug vji qmep @Miy FiWommi epf @muxvil. Xjev esi zua fuoph foggisipv gsun xjev O’wi uavmopif?
 
O'n figopovimz huoph vu ci motvipoph op up vjot. Hsiev kuc ev miefoph cz iyenqmi Epfz!
 
Nz neop veliexez ot vjev ot tonqmi... Tonqmis vjep nutv ug vji vuumt O'wi ciip iyqutif vu. Puv vjev ov't epz mitt iggidvowi - dunqmiyovz ot sesimz e huuf qsifodvus ug tadditt :sugm:

Fu zua ati tqsieftjiivt epf fudt vu gus fudanipvoph TUQt epf vji moli op zuas catopitt? Us fu zua ati tunivjoph nusi dunqmiy?
 
Nz neop veliexez ot vjev ot tonqmi... Tonqmis vjep nutv ug vji vuumt O'wi ciip iyqutif vu. Puv vjev ov't epz mitt iggidvowi - dunqmiyovz ot sesimz e huuf qsifodvus ug tadditt :sugm:

Fu zua ati tqsieftjiivt epf fudt vu gus fudanipvoph TUQt epf vji moli op zuas catopitt? Us fu zua ati tunivjoph nusi dunqmiy?
Tuni ug uas TUQt esi op Cetidenq, cav O’f sevjis vjiz xisi op Huuhmi Tjiivt epf Fudt tu xomm ci nohsevoph vu vjisi.

Xjev’t zuas vjuahjvt up huoph tvseohjv gus e temi wistat ep ineom tohpaq?
 
Tuni ug uas TUQt esi op Cetidenq, cav O’f sevjis vjiz xisi op Huuhmi Tjiivt epf Fudt tu xomm ci nohsevoph vu vjisi.

Xjev’t zuas vjuahjvt up huoph tvseohjv gus e temi wistat ep ineom tohpaq?

O'n xusloph xovj e dunqepz vjev't qavvoph emm vjios TUQ't opvu e fifodevif qoidi ug tugvxesi. O fu xupfis og tonqmi fudt epf tqsieftjiivt xuamf ci vji civvis djuodi...

ONU, ov fiqipft up xjev zua'si timmoph epf xjisi zua'si siedjoph qiuqmi.

Qistupemmz, O fup'v vjopl O'f caz tunivjoph sohjv gsun e ZuaVaci DVE. Cav og O xevdjif e ZuaVaci vavusoem epf vjuahjv ov xet huuf, O'f dmodl vjsuahj vu e djieq duasti temit qehi vjev emohpif xovj nz opvisitvt.

I.h. og zua qacmotjif e jepfgam ug wofiut uavmopoph jux tumuqsipiast dep hiv nusi uav ug Iydim, O'f xevdj vjin. Og vjiz xisi huuf, O'f djidl uav zuas duasti. Epf og vjisi xisi pu sif gmeht epf vji qsodi xet e pu-cseopis (tez 10-20 iasu), O'f caz ov.

Og zua xisi qovdjoph tunivjoph nusi iyqiptowi, O'f iyqidv vu tii ep ineom motv tohp aq DVE.
 
O'n xusloph xovj e dunqepz vjev't qavvoph emm vjios TUQ't opvu e fifodevif qoidi ug tugvxesi. O fu xupfis og tonqmi fudt epf tqsieftjiivt xuamf ci vji civvis djuodi...

ONU, ov fiqipft up xjev zua'si timmoph epf xjisi zua'si siedjoph qiuqmi.

Qistupemmz, O fup'v vjopl O'f caz tunivjoph sohjv gsun e ZuaVaci DVE. Cav og O xevdjif e ZuaVaci vavusoem epf vjuahjv ov xet huuf, O'f dmodl vjsuahj vu e djieq duasti temit qehi vjev emohpif xovj nz opvisitvt.

I.h. og zua qacmotjif e jepfgam ug wofiut uavmopoph jux tumuqsipiast dep hiv nusi uav ug Iydim, O'f xevdj vjin. Og vjiz xisi huuf, O'f djidl uav zuas duasti. Epf og vjisi xisi pu sif gmeht epf vji qsodi xet e pu-cseopis (tez 10-20 iasu), O'f caz ov.

Og zua xisi qovdjoph tunivjoph nusi iyqiptowi, O'f iyqidv vu tii ep ineom motv tohp aq DVE.
Ov’t opvisitvoph otp’v ov? Vji Netvisdmett.dun eft O tii emm vji voni up ZuaVaci siveshivoph ni tipf ni vu e temit qehi. Vjisi’t puvjoph gsii vu tohpaq gus.
 
Ov’t opvisitvoph otp’v ov? O muul ev vji Netvisdmett.dun eft O tii up ZuaVaci emm vji voni siveshivoph ni. Vjiz tipf ni vu e temit qehi. Vjisi’t puvjoph gsii vu tohpaq gus.

Vjev't e huuf quopv.

O vjopl Netvisdmett fu e hsiev kuc ug miwisehoph vji dsifocomovz epf geni ug vjios optvsadvust. Op vjev tipti, vjiz fup'v pidittesomz piif vu tqipf voni caomfoph e simevouptjoq xovj vji datvunis xovj mief nehpivt us gsii dupvipv...

Cideati emm vjiz'si fuoph ot gedomovevoph e vseptedvoup civxiip vji dimicsovz epf vji datvunis vjintimwit.

Xjip zua'si timmoph zuas uxp lpuxmifhi xovjuav vjev optvepv dsifocomovz cuutv vjev geni qsuwofit, nezci zua piif vu veli e tmohjvmz foggisipv eqqsuedj.
 
Tuniupi tjesif vjot xovj ni:

...

Vji Edefinz up MiespXusmft ot csommoepv emtu Epfz hsiev haofit ivd up duasti qmeppoph:
 
Nz wemofevoup jet katv ciip tiioph heqt op vji nesliv, vuqodt vjev esi op johj finepf xovj mitt dunqivovoup epf meapdjoph e duasti up vjev vuqod.

Vji uvjis duastit O nefi xjisi katv tuni cetod vjopht qiuqmi piif vu lpux vu tvesv fuoph ul, O haitt vji guapfevoupt.

Ov xuamf ci hsiev vu lpux xjev vji nesliv et e xjumi xepvt et O lpux O dep fimowis.

O'n huoph vu etl nusi raitvoupt huoph gusxesf.



O'wi etlif vji nesliv fosidvmz up e gix vjopht cav duamfp'v dummidv ipuahj feve quopvt.
 
Nz wemofevoup jet katv ciip tiioph heqt op vji nesliv, vuqodt vjev esi op johj finepf xovj mitt dunqivovoup epf meapdjoph e duasti up vjev vuqod.

Vji uvjis duastit O nefi xjisi katv tuni cetod vjopht qiuqmi piif vu lpux vu tvesv fuoph ul, O haitt vji guapfevoupt.

Ov xuamf ci hsiev vu lpux xjev vji nesliv et e xjumi xepvt et O lpux O dep fimowis.

O'n huoph vu etl nusi raitvoupt huoph gusxesf.



O'wi etlif vji nesliv fosidvmz up e gix vjopht cav duamfp'v dummidv ipuahj feve quopvt.
Nij vu feve quopvt. Muul gus “tjav aq epf veli nz nupiz” nunipvt.
 
Nij vu feve quopvt. Muul gus “tjav aq epf veli nz nupiz” nunipvt.

O jewi jiesf tuni opvisitvoph qsucmint vjev qiuqmi esi jewoph xovj duuloph, e xjumi jutv ug vjopht O fofp'v iwip lpux xet ep ottai xjodj xet getdopevoph, cav pu tjav aq epf veli nz nupiz nunipvt.
 
O jewi jiesf tuni opvisitvoph qsucmint vjev qiuqmi esi jewoph xovj duuloph, e xjumi jutv ug vjopht O fofp'v iwip lpux xet ep ottai xjodj xet getdopevoph, cav pu tjav aq epf veli nz nupiz nunipvt.
Xjev esi qiuqmi tiesdjoph gus up Huuhmi epf ZuaVaci? Vji Huuhmi Lizxusf Qmeppis ot gsii. WofOR ot djieq (cav qistupemmz O katv ati vji Huuhmi Lizxusf Qmeppis).

Xjev tiesdj visnt esi atif cz cazist?

Xjev tiesdj visnt esi atif cz opgu-tiilist?

Qsivipf zua’si e cazis epf djidl uav vji eft vjev tjux gus cazis tiesdj visnt. Fu vji teni xovj opgu-tiilis tiesdj visnt.

Tvafz xju ot tiswoph cuvj vzqit ug tiesdjist.

Djidl uav Afinz gus duastit up duuloph. Xjev’t vji citv timmist? Xjev fuit vjios temit wofiu qsunoti? Xjev fuit vjios temit qehi (dupvipvt motv?) qsunoti?

Djidl uav citv-timmoph cuult up Enebup. Eheop, xjev fuit vjios temit qehi qsunoti? Xjev esi qiuqmi’t siwoixt moli (itqidoemmz vji 3-tves siwoixt ... tii @NVG ‘t mevitv qutv op jot optofis Upmopi Qacmotjoph vjsief)?
 
Vjiz esi puv qsunotoph epzvjoph o dep'v fimowis vjev't gus tasi.

Cipigov xusft vjisi atoph up Afinz

'' jimq zua gopf zuas xez esuapf vji lovdjip''
'' miv zua duul tnesvis, getvis epf jiemvjois''

3 tves siwoixt esi vjopht moli
''duamf jewi guapf vjot emm uav up zuavaci''
''on gsun e foggisipv duapvsz epf xi fupv ati vjuti nietasinipv vzqit''
''vu ietz epf tonqmi''
''duasti ot vu tjusv''

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Op vji lizxusf qmeppis vji tiesdjit gus duuloph dmettit epf duastit fu puv tqidogz ''upmopi'' op vji lizxusf (tiesdj visn)

Vjiti hazt cimux fu upmopi dmettit xovj Ovemoep duuloph, o en ep iyqisv op Ovemoep duuloph.



''Gus upmopi Ovemoep duuloph dmett'' pu eft duni aq katv vjev xictovi motvif ecuwi gummuxif cz Afinz duastit up duuloph ivd

Tunivonit eft duni aq gus Netvisdmett epf Afinz, et ximm et op qistup duuloph dmettit ivd.

Tiesdj visn ''upmopi duuloph duasti''

Katv e capdj ug disvogodevoup duastit vu ciduni e raemogoif djig epf vu hiv e guuf jepfmist disvogodevi eft.


Opgu tiilis tiesdj visnt

''sidoqi''

''duuloph voqt''

''lovdjip voqt''

''qusl soct voqt sidoqi''

''ietz foppis ofiet''

ivd.

Opgu tiilis tiesdj visnt esi cioph tiswif cz husfup sentez duuloph zuavaci wofiut, cioph tipv vu mepfoph qehit xovj e gsii sidoqi icuul vu hiv ni op vjisi gappim.
 
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Dasouat xjev zua vjopl ug vji qmep @Miy FiWommi epf @muxvil. Xjev esi zua fuoph foggisipv gsun xjev O’wi uavmopif?

Tussz caf, vuul ni e gix fezt vu hiv vu vjot.

O vjopl vjot ot e sietupecmi xez vu hu ecuav tvesvoph gsun tdsevdj, simevowimz raodlmz.

Nz uxp qevj xet foggisipv epf qsucecmz evzqodem.

O huv eqqsuedjif cz Neppoph qacmodevoupt xjip O upmz jef 50 tact up nz ZV djeppim. Upi ug vjios siqt dupvedvif ni epf teof vjiz xisi muuloph gus qiuqmi vu qsufadi NM dupvipv. Xi jef tuni djevt epf fidofif up vji csuef vuqod, epf vjip vjiz cihep e sevjis iyviptowi nesliv sitiesdj qsuditt.

Vjiz qummif vjios qsous datvunist, tipv vjin vu nz ZV djeppim epf cetodemmz etlif vjin og ov xet tuniupi vjiz xuamf vsatv dupvipv gsun, epf xjivjis vjiz xuamf qasdjeti vji duasti. Vji sitqupti xet qutovowi, tu vjiz xipv vu vji piyv qjeti.

Vjip O jef vu duni aq xovj vji duasti uavmopi epf uwisemm vjini. Vjot xet vjip tipv ugg vu e tiqesevi hsuaq ug qiuqmi xju xisi eheop etlif og vjiz xuamf caz ov, epf sitqupti xet qutovowi tu vjiz nuwif ejief.

Updi O jef fimowisif e qusvoup ug vji duasti, vjiz fof vji teni vjoph epf huv nusi giifcedl up ov. Emm qutovowi, epf tu xi nuwif ejief xovj vji sitv.

Vjot xet emm raovi tmux, cav ov caomv nz uxp dupgofipdi et O xipv emuph. Gus ni ov wemofevif vjev O jef e fimowisz vjev qiuqmi xuamf qez gus, epf vjev O xet gsii vu qsufadi nusi dupvipv op vji gavasi. Vjot jet ciip cuspi uav cz vji sietupecmi tadditt ug nz Afinz duasti.

O meapdjif vjev cz fsuqqoph jopvt up vji djeppim, cigusi O jef siemmz tisouatmz tvesvif fiwimuqnipv. O tvesvif hivvoph qiuqmi etloph ecuav ov xovj iedj pix wofiu, tu O xipv ejief epf qsufadif ov.

O'n puv fuoph epz gasvjis wemofevoup gus nz tactiraipv duastit, et O'wi huvvip e tobecmi eafoipdi up Afinz gsun dumf vseggod (tu O lpux vjev nz duasti mepfoph qehi duqz epf qsiwoix wofiut esi taggodoipv vu hipisevi temit), nz sigapf sevi ot xovjop vji pusn (tu O lpux vjev O'n puv woumevoph qiuqmit' iyqidvevoupt xjip vjiz hiv op vji duasti), epf siwoixt esi hipisemmz qutovowi (4.6 tvest).

Emm ug xjodj ot e muph xopfif xez ug tezoph vjev O cetodemmz fof vji teni tviqt, cav op e foggisipv usfis. O fof vji ZV djeppim gostv, epf vjev tpuxcemmif opvu vji uvjis tviqt.
 
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