We spent quite a lot of time analysing and using Ayoa (Droptask), which combines mind mapping and task management, enables you to develop a mind map into a coherent task workflow and Gantt chart
The challenge for me has been to write more about Ayoa when I am no longer entirely convinced – and no longer use it operationally. I was very keen at first and included Ayoa in my trusted information system. I built...
The Trusted Information System is an extension of the GTD idea of Trusted system. Here I describe my system configuration, how it meets my requirements and the benefits of each module. There are many ways to build an information system: either...
The canvas and workflow views in Ayoa are very helpful to visually model your tasks. You can easily swap categories and subcategories and add dependencies between tasks. Swap from the canvas views to the workflow (work breakdown structure) view: These perspectives...
Define your projects following Kepner Tregoe with Ayoa to define your project, establish a work breakdown, sequence and schedule deliverables What would be the added benefit of applying Kepner Tregoe to an a project managed in Ayoa? Defining the project Am...
My planner in Ayoa is an opportunity to play around with your tasks and to juggle what you should be doing or what you think you should be doing now. It is about focusing on the important and urgent priorities, the...
The link mindmaps and tasks in ayoa enables you both to break down a subject into next actions or to build up a mind map from Evernotes One of the interesting functions that I discovered, as part of my evaluation of...
Distinguishing Bottom-Up and Top-Down Projects A project starts with an idea to implement. The rest is about how, steps, objectives, budgets etc. Kepner Tregoe, project statement, work breakdown structures, objectives, cost performance time. Bottom-up analysis collects together recorded issues to solve...
Turning new ideas into action requires capturing ideas faithfully and integrating them into a coherant action plan. A business owner may have many new ideas, things to implement, ways to improve the business. Ideas come in from the market, competitors and...
Mindmapping is a two-stage technique first mind dumping, then critical analysis. Mindmapping is useful in planning an essay, in business meetings and business analysis or just when collecting thoughts on a theme. Apply mindmapping to problem-solving, in defining projects, a presentation...
