348: Forecast Workload
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How do you actually forecast how much work you can get done in a week? Ray brought us this one, and we dug into building buffer for the unexpected, using milestones and monthly reviews to see further out, and leaning on tools like Gantt charts and defer dates to keep our systems honest. Enjoy!
Resources from the call:
Occam’s Razor (a problem-solving rule stating that the simplest explanation is usually the best)
OmniFocus (defer dates as an alternative to start/due dates)
Asana (new built-in Gantt view, auto-scheduling)
Tom’s Planner (free Gantt planner)
Trello with the TeamGantt power-up (Gantt charting pulled from existing board data)
GanttProject (free, open source Gantt charting tool)
Todoist (using the due date field as a de facto start date)
Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets (color-coded heat-map forecasting)
FastTrack Schedule (legacy master-schedule tool)
David Sparks OmniFocus Ninja Screencasts (on defer dates)
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