Business Processes, Task Management And Automated Workflows

When we group related tasks together to produce a specified outcome, such as a product or delivery of a completed service, we refer to this as a business process. There are 3 broad categories of business process, and we shall outline them here.

Management Processes

Management processes will typically include control, monitoring and reporting functions to ensure appropriate oversight and stewardship of the business or organization.

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Start Getting Things Done with GTDNext

Sometimes I wonder if humans have always had problems with procrastination or if it's a unique affliction of our age brought on by information overload.  

Don't worry, there's still hope for us because we have many tools and techniques for time management and productivity at our disposal. A few years ago I became seriously interested in productivity methods. Since then I've tried and even reviewed many to-do apps and solutions. While trying to overcome procrastination, I've probably read every piece of motivation advice on the planet, including the variations and "hacks" of the most popular ones.

And after all that, I'm still equally excited whenever I hear about a new productivity method or app. What kind of approach does it propose? What does it look like? Does it have something that others don't?

Today I want to show you a new (version 1.0 was just released a month ago!) time management and to-do organization app called GTDNext. If you're looking for a logical and simple way to tackle your projects and tasks, GTDNext can help you.

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Life Is A Game: Level Up Life and HabitRPG

Have you ever wished that your life was more like a video game? Visualized a “level up” sign above your head on your birthday? Imagined getting experience points for every project you turned in?

What if I told you that all of the above was not only possible, but also free?

Of course, you won't literally become a video game character. There won't be an extra life or a save/reload option, but you will have fun and you just might pick up a new hobby or kick a few bad habits. What am I talking about? The two apps – HabitRPG and Level Up Life – which combine gamification with productivity methods to challenge and motivate you in a refreshing and original way.

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Laza Lists for iPhone - Productivity App Review

If you have been looking for a way to improve your organization, there is a new app out there to help you do it. Laza Lists is a program that was designed to offer a more visually pleasing, clean way to keep track of everything from do dates to appointments. It is socially compatible as it allows you to easily send your lists via email.

Since it syncs to iCloud, you are able to better keep track of data without manually putting it in. So you can update it or view it anywhere, from your computer to your mobile phone.

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GTD: Getting Things Done Applications

Whether it is for school or work, you need an application to help you remember what you need to get done but, with so many applications and website to choose from, how do you know which one to choose? In this post, I am going to tell you my favorites and why I like them. The rest is up to you.

1. Things - $49.99

Compatible with: Mac OS X, iOS

First up in the list is Things. Right now, Things is only for Mac computer OS but they also have an iOS application. This is probably one of the more expensive application for a GTD application but like always, you get what you pay for. Things has won many design awards and is all around, a great application. With a simple shortcut key you can easily create new projects, tasks, mark tasks completed and more. You can also organize your tasks by tags and search for them later on if the application becomes too cluttered with all of your tasks. Some of my favorite features of Things include its ability to sync with iCal, iOS compatible, the dock badge (show your how many tasks are due and overdue), and it is spotlight compatible which means you can easily view your to-do's in Spotlight. 

2. Asana - Free

Compatible with: Web Based, iOS Application

Asana is a website that I told to use back when I worked with AppleWizdom. This has all the great features of Things but it is compatible with all operating systems and it has an iOS application. If you do not have iOS, there is no need to be concerned with having a lousy web app because their mobile website is simply amazing. The only reason I would not choose this as my number one application is because of the lack of desktop application. This means you lose all the features but this website is far from lacking. If you do want a desktop application of the website, use Fluid. Another thing to note about Asana, it does sync with iCal so you can have reminders sent straight to your iOS device when a task is due.

3. Reminders

Compatible with: iOS 5 Devices

While to many who do not use iOS, this may seem a bit odd but Reminders really can do wonders. With its Siri integration, it becomes really simple to add tasks. I wouldn't use Reminders as my main Getting Things Done application but for basic tasks like studying for a test, this will never let you down. One flaw in Reminders that I have noticed is that you need to make sure you said AM or PM after the set time because my iPhone has reminded me to Study at 5 A.M the next morning when I meant for it to tell me at 5 P.M.

4. Remember the Milk (RTM) - Free Online

Compatable with: Web Based, iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Outlook, Google

This application has been the one that I've been signed up for the longest but for me, it just does not work as fluidly as the others. Although, most of the others are mostly only compatible for iOS, this is available for Android and Blackberry as well. If you're on a budget and use a BlackBerry or Android compatible device, I would defiantly go with this. It has most of the features the other applications do but, I feel that it does lack some features that I really love about the others.

Conclusion?

When choosing an application for task management, you really need to make sure that you enjoy the application or website you use to better the chances you are checking back on tasks often. For me personally I prefer Things for Mac over all of the rest because it is fluid with the OS, syncs with iCal, and the Spotlight support and overall design is simply amazing. If you do not want to spend $50 without knowing if you like it, they have a trial version and if you still don't want to pay, go with Asana. It really is the best free option that I have found. If you want a desktop application for it, I will have a tutorial on how to do so coming soon.

Tutorial Coming Soon!

Patrick Fassler

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