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2010 Weekly Team Task Planner - 2 Slot
Submitted by davidr521 on Thu, 2010-01-14 20:04.A way to track weekly tasks for people who manage a team.
Don't remember where I got the template for this. Was either on this site, or David Seah's Personal CEO (http://www.davidseah.com).
Modified it to my liking, then I lost the hard drive I put them on. Recently found the printed copies, and did them from scratch in OpenOffice Draw. Once I got started, it was easy.
The first one is for 2010. You can circle the month, and write in the topic in the blank by the year. I manage a team and needed to track follow-ups for communication to my boss. You can put the person you're assigning the task to in the "[WHO]" spot, and when they were assigned the task/item, and what they're waiting for.
I also created a "6 Slot" version where I can track my team's items.
Hope you like it - feel free to use to your liking. (Also, please let me know if I didn't credit the people who should be).
2010 Weekly Team Task Planner - 6 Slot
Submitted by davidr521 on Thu, 2010-01-14 19:58.A way to track weekly tasks for people who manage a team.
Don't remember where I got the template for this. Was either on this site, or David Seah's Personal CEO (http://www.davidseah.com).
Modified it to my liking, then I lost the hard drive I put them on. Recently found the printed copies, and did them from scratch in OpenOffice Draw. Once I got started, it was easy.
The first one is for 2010. You can circle the month, and write in the topic in the blank by the year. I manage a team and needed to track follow-ups for who I manage. You can put the person you're assigning the task to in the "[WHO]" spot, and when they were assigned the task/item, and what they're waiting for.
I also created a "2 Slot" version where I can track my own (and my boss') items.
Hope you like it - feel free to use to your liking. (Also, please let me know if I didn't credit the people who should be).
Dynamic Templates v2.05: The Next Generation
Submitted by ygor on Mon, 2009-12-21 21:38.The D*I*Y Planner Dynamic Template application has now hit version 2.0, ready to produce any size and shape of yearly, monthly, weekly, and daily calendars for your printing pleasure. All designs are based upon the Classic versions of the D*I*Y Planner, along with input from Doug, and so will integrate completely into your DiyP setup. (The daily design was created by Doug, but was never implemented as a static template owing to the insane amount of repetitive work required.)
Simply select your paper size, choose the calendar type, and tweak the settings to come up with your own printable set of calendars that perfectly fit your planner and your lifestyle.
The Mac version was built in Mac OS 10.4.11, using Qt 4.5.2
Here's a shot of the Mac version as it starts up:
Month calendar
Submitted by austerlitz on Wed, 2009-10-07 04:01.A simple month calendar template inspired by filofax 'month on two pages'. Can be customized for any paper size while prepared for A5 format.
Automatically places weekdays in their place, highlights weekends, may be prepared for any month in one step.
To get a template for a certain month, just enter any date of a needed month in B1 cell in 'a5' and 'small' sheets or in U1 on 'a5_2up' sheet. ('Small' sheet is just for the month to be copypasted into any other odg/ods template)
The template will produce big requested month calendar with previous and next months in small boxes, with weekends and current date highlited.
Highlights are easily customized via styles (cal_* set of styles). Language can be set via locale setting and cell format.
Comments and suggestions are welcome. Enjoy your month!
Filofax Telephone Message Pad
Submitted by TempsPerdu on Tue, 2009-07-28 22:18.A simple Filofax compatible Telephone Message page. Sized for A4 (too big!) but printed on A4 paper in booklet print it will give you A5 size pages. Or resize to any other size you wish.
Print in booklet mode and double sided for A5, or scale the page down for other sizes. I keep a couple of these in the front of my Filofax for unexpected calls.
Pocket ToDo/Notes page
Submitted by TempsPerdu on Fri, 2009-07-24 12:39.A simple Pocket size Filofax To Do / Notes page, printed on A4 you can get four pocket size pages, print single sided, and you then have a To-Do list and the reverse for notes.
Print, Trim, Punch... and recycle the trimmed paper.
Procrastination List, Classic and Hipster sized
Submitted by civil on Thu, 2009-06-11 00:11.Everyone has their favorite addition to the GTD system. Mine is the Procrastination List, a place to park things I am resisting, without having to grow numb to the entire pile through unnecessary guilt (did I: do the Weekly Review/ask the correct questions/ask "why" enough/blah, blah, etc). This allows me to empty my mind of everything in it without being hindered by items I simply cannot decide on right now.
The inspiration for this came from discussions in GTD forums about moving email you are resisting to a "pending" folder, rather than leaving it in the "Inbox", thus leading you to resist the whole thing. This led me to get a physical "pending" box (a see through crate) for my apartment (in addition to the "Inbox"), and eventually to this template.
All three ("pending" email, crate, and template) work very well, for me at least.
By the GTD definition, anything you don't decide to move on, is a SomedayMaybe. The problem with that is that the S/M is not a daily review list, while the Procrastination List must be reviewed more often than weekly, of necessity, or it will automatically become a S/M, or worse, a "never".
Also, items in S/M are things you feel comfortable not doing anything about yet, while the Procrastination List reminds of things you want to move on, while not letting them get in your way right now.
I have created it in two sizes, classic and hipster (I use both). The file formatting of the classic size below is freely based on the work of hofsanoj's "Next Step List-Advanced" (great template by the way).
The main two columns are "What is it" and "Why". This template size includes a few contexts just in case my mind unfreezes and I actually make some decisions (calls, errands, at computer, WaitingFor, quadrant 1, quadrant 2, and Someday/Maybe), as well as a Date column to track how old the item is.
The hipster size below is pretty simple for lack of space, just two columns, What, and Why.
For some reason, while I am allowed to upload multiple templates, I am only allowed to upload just one preview image, so I have only added the Classic one.
I hope it is helpful to someone.
Hipster NA list on one card, by context
Submitted by civil on Wed, 2009-06-10 23:07.hofsanoj's "Next Step List-Advanced" inspired me to make several versions of my own, based on it. The most useful one is probably this GTD NA by context Hipster one, since I actually use it. It is a Word Doc file, so you can fiddle with the margins and add or take away contexts to your hearts content.
Does anyone know how to create a 4up version of this in MsWord? This 1up version is tricky to print just right on my printer because of the margins.
This is a next action list on a single card. I like it because all my actions are on a single card, and yet GTD context selection is possible. I put 'Date' on the left side, but I find I don't really use it, because of the limited space, hence I did not make it a separate column, as I originally planned.
The included contexts (abreviated of course) are Calls, Work(could be WF), Errands/Out, Computer/internet, Home, SM, and quadrant 2 (a la Covey). You can edit it to suit yourself.
This template is in monochrome (no shades of gray, just easier on my eyes). You must select 3x5 size before printing (under Page Setup or Printer settings), and print 1st page only (even without the overlap, a second page is always present, not sure why.
The small overlap to the second page is best left alone, because I added an extra margin at the top for hipster binding. If you remove the extra margin, the overlap will disappear, hence maximizing space use.
Next step list - advanced
Submitted by hofsanoj on Fri, 2009-03-20 20:52.This is my way to make use of GTD, but keeping all next steps in one list.
It keeps the split up of context and also job vs private.
Edit in MS Word.
Personally I print out (two sides) and keep in a A4-binder.
