Feb 19, 2008

Day 10: Action Items

Day 10 - 21 Days of Wiki AdoptionAs topics are discussed in a meeting, record action items on the meeting wiki page. Then, as you work on items, be sure to update their status so everyone can keep track:

4 Comments

  1. Wim Deblauwe says:

    Feb 19th, 2008

    Your example uses the Confluence dynamic task list, but I think there are some drawbacks there, since all it contains is a description and a done status. I like to see who needs to do it and by when. Too bad that task list cannot be expanded to that via an option.

  2. Stewart Mader says:

    Feb 20th, 2008

    Wim,
    My mistake – I used the old dynamic task list in this example. The new version, Dynamic Tasklist 2, lets you assign a task to someone, see who tasks are assigned to, see the date a task is created, and mark it high, medium, or low priority.

    Here’s the feature list from the plugin page:

    • Complete/uncomplete: You can click the red x icon to make a task as complete. Once a task has been marked as complete, the red x icon will change to a checkbox. Click the checkbox again to mark the item as uncompleted.
    • Edit: You can edit a task by clicking on the directly on the task name. The Text will become editable. Make you change and press return to save.
    • Delete: Click the trash-can icon to delete a task.
    • Expand: You can click the arrow icon to expand the task details.
    • Priority: You can change the priority of the task by clicking on the “Priority” link. The priorities will cycle through High, Medium and Low.
    • Assignee: You can change the assignee of the task by typing in a username.
    • Dates: This view shows the date the task was created, and the the date the task was completed, if it has been.
    • Lock: You can click the lock icon to prevent the task from being edited, deleted, or otherwise changed.

    You can also edit the contents of the list manually by editing the wiki page where it resides.

    BTW, even though I used the tasklist plugin for my demo, one could just keep the action items list on a wiki page without use of any plugins. Either way, using a wiki is better than trying to manage it all over email!

    Cheers,
    Stewart

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