After finally starting to get a handle on document management, the next issue at hand was to get our running list of issues and tasks under control. While official PMs may use a tool like Microsoft Project to manage all of these items, the low tech option that we are using is a pretty nifty Excel document.
We had initally started off trying to keep track of items using Post-It notes on the wall, but this wasn't cutting it in practice. I've gone through many iterations of various lists and calendars throughout the course of this monstrous project, but we are committing to this latest version, and luckily, I think this one will stick.
The lesson is, while it doesn't really matter which tool you use, you must commit to something. Commit to a system of record from the beginning! As I've learned, it's okay to switch to a new system or adapt a current one, but no matter what, know what the system of record is at any given point.
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