Strategy Request from a Newby

[Lorin Rivers]

On 1/16/03 10:42 PM, "Rod Holmes" <rod at eight13.com> wrote:

> So, any other system suggestions? I can feel that Outliner is going to
> be a considerable part of my "iLife" and I hope to get things set up
> well from the start.

I have a very large "to do" list which I try to keep manageable by assigning
a double-digit priority to active, live to do's and leave "pie in the sky"
or future tasks blank.

I make these lists hierarchical and granular, focusing on real, discrete
action items in the context of a larger project.

Here's a snippet:
Task                                                Rank   Owner
CRM/Sales
   Direct Mail
   Enterprise Validation
   Post-download emails                               7      RMB
   Upgrade Emails
      200211
      Support Announce                                1
      Fix "No Marketing"                              0
      1.0-3.5
         1 Write email                                1
         2 Gather recipients (remove Disty countries)
         3 Send Email
      3.5
         1 Write email                                1
         2 Gather recipients (remove Disty countries)
         3 Send Email
      4
         1 Write email                                1
         2 Gather recipients (remove Disty countries)
         3 Send Email
   Create method for tracking offers                  2

I have an AppleScript which flattens the hierarchy, then I sort by rank:
CRM/Sales: Upgrade Emails: 200211: Fix "No Marketing"          0
CRM/Sales: Upgrade Emails: 200211: Support Announce            1
CRM/Sales: Upgrade Emails: 200211: 1.0-3.5: 1 Write email      1
CRM/Sales: Upgrade Emails: 200211: 3.5: 1 Write email          1
CRM/Sales: Upgrade Emails: 200211: 4: 1 Write email            1
CRM/Sales: Upgrade Emails: Create method for tracking offers   2
CRM/Sales: Post-download emails                                7      RMB

Zeros are items that are important but don't have a rank assigned yet...

This is what I do, but it only works if you use it...

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