Peace of Mind Organizing

Transpose + Kanban = Great task management

29 October 2015

I readily admit that I’m a bit fickle when it comes to task management methods. I like to switch it up to keep it interesting. One look at the task management tag on this blog and you’ll see that I’ve tried (and enthused about) a lot of different task management methods. It’s not that I’m in search of the perfect system. I just know that, for me, keeping it interesting by trying new ideas is important and effective.

For the last month or so, I’ve been using a template I created on the fabulous form-making making website, Transpose, to manage my daily tasks kanban style.

If you’re not familiar with kanban, I blogged about it back in 2010, when I was using a white board and Post-Its® to list my tasks and then move them through a To Do-Doing-Done process. That white board took up some space and just writing down the tasks took a little effort (not to mention Post-Its®). Now, doing it electronically has been very easy and very enjoyable.

Here’s a screenshot of this morning’s kanban board. I try to start fresh every morning, clearing out the Done items and revisiting any left over To Do or Doing items.

I can drag the tasks from the To Do column to the Doing column to the Done column. I can change the order of the tasks by dragging them around. I find the ease of use and complete customization really appealing. And I love that the user interface is easy, uncluttered and attractive.

The Kanban view in Transpose allows you to group notes by an additional field. So my template has a priority drop menu. I select one of three priorities for each task and then, if I choose, I can group those together. That way the top-priority items stay at the top of the list.

If you’re interested in trying it out, I made my very simple Today Kanban template available in the Transpose Public Library. Just download and adapt it to your needs.

Tagged with: personal kanban, productivity, task list, task management, time management, transpose

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