You can see this in the following screen capture of my current sprint in Things. (Actually I’d tag that with “When Hell Freezes Over.”) If I want to do something in the week but don’t care when, I tag it with “this week.” But, if something is important to do on Tuesday, I will tag that item with “Tuesday.” For example, if I want to buy tickets to a Miley Cyrus concert and they go on sale on Tuesday, I’ll tag that item with Tuesday.
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Things allows me to tag items, and I use a common set of tags of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and so on, plus “this week.”
Planning the Weekly SprintĮach weekend I review Things, looking for items that must be done in the coming week. For me, it’s helpful to separate things like last summer’s class in Silicon Valley that can be completed, and things that go on forever like marketing a business. The distinction in Things between projects and areas of responsibility isn’t vital, but I’m glad they make it. The areas I’ve listed might include “update home page,” “look at SEO rankings,” and “pay American Express bill.” I have areas such as “website,” “marketing” and “finances.” Like projects, areas of responsibility can contain tasks. In contrast, an area of responsibility is something that never ends. In this case, I might add “select a venue,” “prepare course materials,” and “book flight to San Jose.” For me an example might be: “Conduct a training class in Silicon Valley.” I can add various tasks to a project. Things structures work into projects and areas of responsibility. It’s got a lightweight Getting Things Done (GTD) approach, but is flexible enough I can use it the way I like. To manage everything I am personally involved in, I use a product called Things from Cultured Code. Some weeks it is easier to plan the coming week on Saturday rather than Sunday, usually based on when I’m on a plane and how long the flight is. As a consultant, I travel a lot and so my schedule is irregular. I tend to work in one-week sprints and will start each sprint on Saturday or Sunday. I’ve been asked a few times to comment on how I work, what it is I do to stay highly productive, and how I use Scrum at a personal level to make that happen.
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