As the calendar page flips and a brand new year unfolds many of see this as the ideal moment to make new resolutions and set clear goals for the year to come. It’s a time to set our goals not only at a personal level (exercise more, eat healthy, save money, travel more and so on and so on) but also at a professional one.
Well, talking about that last one… If you ended 2018 wishing you had accomplished more, now it’s time to take a look at what got in your way. Endless interruptions throughout the work day? Did you keep avoiding starting that big important task? Or perhaps you just couldn’t easily manage your team the right way?
Week 1 of the New Year is the perfect opportunity to regain control over your schedule and tackle all your projects fiercely. And that’s where Outplanr comes in handy as it will allow you to have all your projects, resources and time tracking in one single place. Get to know a few of its features that will help you starting the new year out the organised way.
To-do lists turned into daily work plans
To-do lists are great tools for getting and staying organised. Outplanr turns your to-do list into a clear work plan without effort, helping you make the most of your day. On Outplanr’s Work View you’ll see all you active tasks for today and know exactly where to start each morning.
Get more done with less stress
Effectively managing stress at work is necessary to staying productive and avoiding burnout. Outplanr will help you balance your team work, making sure everyone is busy but not overworked. Is someone’s busy meter red? Offload their work to someone else or move it to another day with a simple drag and drop.
Deal with deadlines
If you’re tired of the hard-knock life of working overtime every time you approach a deadline, it’s time for a change. You will run into tasks that have very strict deadlines — bills to pay, deliver a project, registering for a conference, etc. — so if you set a due date on your tasks you’ll handle them better and never miss a deadline. In Outplanr you’ll not only be able to set a start and an end date for your tasks but also set urgent and low priority tasks.
See tasks and projects together
Every project, no matter how large, is just a series of smaller tasks that will get you a little closer to your end goal. In Outplanr, you will be able to create projects and all the tasks, subtasks and events (such as meetings) associated with it. Divide the project into its logical parts, called Sections. By focusing on one step at a time, you won’t get overwhelmed by the size of the entire project.
Tracking has never been easier
All of us work on projects, and most of us could use a little help in keeping track of details and improving efficiency. In Outplanr you can track tasks in real time and make sure nothing falls through the cracks. And better yet, you’ll break away from timesheets because when hitting start on a task it will log its time automatically, generating an automatic timesheet.
There’s something about the beginning of a fresh new year that makes us want to reboot and strive for a better self. New year’s resolutions can be a powerful way to make a change in your life — as long as you stick to it, of course. Attitude and determination are everything and it only takes a little willingness to make the change.
Outplanr wants to help you make the most out of 2019. 🔝🤩 Check it out at https://www.outplanr.com
