328: Managing Backlog

We all have it... so how do you manage it? Talking about backlogs on this episode of the GTD® Virtual Study Group. How do you keep from feeling overwhelmed by it? What are some tactics for managing it? Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The by Dr. Stephen R. Covey

• Eisenhower Matrix

• Trello

• KanBan

• Todoist

• Asana

• Agile

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290: Project Planning

How do you plan your projects and integrate those notes into your GTD system? How do you collaborate with your teams and manage your tasks separately from the project plans? What tools do you use for managing project plans and shared task lists? We cover it all in this episode! Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Agile

• Agile Scrum Board

• Evernote

• kanban

• trello

• Jira

• Asana

• ToDo.ist

• Obsidian.md

• Braintoss

• Zapier

• What does wild success look like?

• What has to be true for this to be done?

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191: Daily Planning

In this episode we discuss the topic of Planning your day. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Microsoft Outlook

• Omnifocus

• OmniFocus Ninja Screencasts by David Sparks

• Today Perspective in OmniFocus by David Sparks

• Mac Power Users

• Do It Tomorrow by Mark Forester

• Dashlist.com

• Clear app

• Reminders app

• The Unschedule from Dr. Neil Fiore's The Now Habit

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188: Struggles & GTD

In this episode we discuss our struggles & GTD. Enjoy!

Resources from the call:

• Fujitsu ScanSnap

• TaskRabbit

• Expensify

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108: Learning Personal Kanban with Pascal Venier

Pascal Venier was our guest today. He is a Personal Kanban Trainer and Coach as well as the translator of the French version of the great classic by Jim Benson and Tonianne DeMaria Barry, Personal Kanban: Mapping Work | Navigating Life to be published with Modus Cooperandi Press in 2013.

In this episode, Pascal taught us about the history of Kanban; how to setup a Kanban board, the benefits of Kanban and personal productivity, and how to take the system with you in both digital and analog formats. This was a very interesting show and one in which I know I learned a whole lot. 

Pascal can be found online at www.pascalvenier.com and is @pascalvenier on Twitter.

Resources from our program:

• Here are some great photos of Kanban board setups:

  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/pascalvenier/9403030085/

  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/pascalvenier/9405788004/

  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/pascalvenier/9701928254/

  • The Personal Kanban book: http://www.personalkanban.com/pk/personal-kanban-the-book/

  • Personal Kanban gallery: http://yeswekanban.net/

  • On Zeigarnik and the Zeigarnik effect:

    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluma_Zeigarnik

    • http://www.psychwiki.com/wiki/Zeigarnik_Effect

    • An excellent starting point to discover Personal Kanban is the Personal Kanban 101

    • Pascal's series of posts on Doing GTD Kanban Style

      • http://www.pascalvenier.com/en/doing-gtd-kanban-style-1-2/

      • http://www.pascalvenier.com/en/doing-gtd-kanban-style-2-2/

      • http://www.pascalvenier.com/en/doing-gtd-kanban-style-3/

• KanbanJovi

• LeanKit

• Personal Kanban: Mapping Work | Navigating Life

• How to Stop Doing Busywork, Start Doing Your Best Work - Udemy Course by Gerry Kirk. Pascal is offering us a 50% discount!

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