Ask HN: How to Manage Tasks? I am a Software Engineer at small Startup. When things goes south, I always go in and help. But, later the issues become mine. I am always fill up with tasks even though I finish up quite lots. The demand is higher than what I can finish up. There is a Project Manager, I chat with them and it's not help as well. It's like they don't know how to manage as well! In these kind of situations, how should I manage up my tasks? |
1. You can create a Trello board with list for "new requests", "priority 1", "priority 2", "done", "others". 2. Tell anyone in your company who wants you to work on something or your help to go to that Trello board and add their request as a card to list "new requests". 3. Ask your manager to review all requests/cards in list "new requests" and sort them out for you – move them either to "priority 1" list, "priority 2" or to "others" list. 4. You work on requests in "priority 1" list. If you got spare capacity you can do requests from "priority 2" or "others". 5. When you finish with a request/card, move it to the list "done". 6. If there are too many requests in "priority 1" you tell your manager. 7. Every week review all lists with your manager.
You can connect Trello with Slack to get online updates, discuss requests, etc.
Hope this could help.
Wish you it gets better! Lukas