In my next article, I will talk about setting up and then managing all your Tasks. In this article, I intend to focus on how you create a basic Task and then highlight some of the functions you can use to enhance your To Do List. I said I would do a Blog that explains how you can set up and use Outlook Tasks as your primary To Do List. In my previous Blog, I talked about the value of using an Electronic Tasks in Outlook. So are you one of these people who have seen Microsoft Outlook Tasks, but never really explored or tried to see if using Outlook Tasks might work for you? Maybe you have used the odd Outlook Task, but you never really gave it a red hot go to make it work for you? Maybe you have never even used Outlook Tasks!
The Access database is created by Kanban Task Manager. The SharePoint and SQL Server options require that the organization has a SharePoint site or SQL Server, in-house or hosted.
Kanban Task Manager offers three alternatives on how to make this happen: With Kanban Task Manager all ongoing projects can be seen in Outlook on all PCs, and when one member of the group creates a new task, changes a task or drags it to another phase, the other team members can see it in their PCs also. The project he worked with last time will be open by default, and new projects and tasks can be created with a few simple steps.
When a user opens that folder he can reach the workgroup's different projects. Kanban Task Manager works in an Outlook Task folder. The user interface is nice and colorful, and as many are already using Outlook there is no need to learn another system.
Kanban Task Manager uses as much standard Outlook features as possible, and therefore it is easy to understand and work with. On top of that the developers of Business Solutions have added several useful features:ĭrag and drop tasks between different phases of a project.Īutomatic synchronization of tasks within the workgroup, so everything is always up to date and everyone can see what is happening.ĭisplay of tasks for multiple projects in one Kanban board. Moving the Kanban board into Outlook gives you everything in the computer, and no cards are lost because they fall to the floor or someone takes them away. Less time is spent on trying to sort out how projects are coming along, because everything is visible on the Kanban board. With such a visual picture of the work process managers can quickly reveal bottlenecks and blockers. The traditional Kanban board uses cards that tell what and how much should be produced and when it should be done.