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Project/Task management:

           This place is to list all the different project management tools, web2.0 services, task lists, project trackers etc. These come in handy for those one off projects as well as small to medium projects. The following are the options if you don't like to own 'Microsoft Project'.  

 

Web based Project Management suites

Provider

 Free Acct    

  Free Acct Limits Website URLOther Plans & Pricing

Basecamp

 1 projectBasecampHQ Basecamphq Pricing  

Zoho

 1 projectZoho Projects Zoho Projects Pricing  

LiquidPlanner    

 Free during Beta                     LiquidPlanner        

Who Does     

            

 1 project, 5MB Storage    

http://whodo.es 
(Gotthingsdone)
whodo.es/plans       
hi task 

 hitask.com  http://hitask.com 
5 PM

 

 5pmweb.com   
 

 

  
 

 

Sometimes though you aren't managing a project, there arises a need where you want to create some representations like a schedule or a gantt chart or a milestone list - say, to just show the dependencies. In such cases, the following web based tools definitely come in handy for generating those quick professional diagrams.

 

  Online Tools for Managing Projects (Free)
 Gantter.com 
 Milestoneplanner.com   

 

Gantter

        Gantter generates a quick Gantt chart given the task and start+end dates. So, instead of struggling to present this in Excel, you can as well use this option. Here is how the generated chart looks.

 

       

Milestoneplanner 

 

         Milestoneplanner is a flash based web application which gives the option of creating a timeline showing key deliverables. This might be just the one needed to complete your email - with a professional touch.

 

 

The above solutions are actual project management tools and not personal information managers. Let me follow it up with task management tools followed by the GTD counterparts.


Organizing your life by managing all your Tasks/Lists :

            Self/Personal organization starts with you, not with any tool. So, if you truly have the intention and think that you honestly need to, you would start doing things that get you organized. And, frankly, I am not that well organized and try not to becoming a 'control freak' myself. Still, I try to be enough organized to be on top of things that I need to be. Not missing a credit card payment, managing all your bills, replying to emails, target/delivery dates, meetings  etc are things everyone should take care of 'on time'. And given below are the best places which allow you to do so. If you are not a geek and don't want to get too technical, choose the simplest tool you can from the ones below. 

            The first step could be as simple as the one from http://www.pocketmod.com where you print off one sheet of paper and fold it to have all your important things listed or using simplegtd.com . And the important thing to keep in mind is that you are doing this for yourself and not to show off how complexly you are doing it. Try spending that little time to swift through the ones below and choose the one that appeals the most to you.

 

           And the most important thing is that 'Starting something is easy, the difficult part is completing it successfully, to YOUR satisfaction'.               

 

Web based task management

Provider          

Free Acct 

iPhone  

Features/LimitsWebsite URL          Other Plans         

RTM

 
(Pro only)

Remember The Milk 
(RTM)
Pro Acct Pricing  

Toodledo       

            

           

Free: No subtasks,

scheduler               

Toodledo                   Toodledo Pro 
(Comparison)           
Nozbe 

 

 Nozbe Nozbe Pricing 
reQall

 

Go Pro for GCal
sync
reQall reQall Pro 
37signals
(To do Lists)
 

  http://tadalist.com  
hitask

  http://hitask.com http://hitask.com 
Vitalist

 

 Free: 5 projects/
contacts/contexts 
www.vitalist.com Vitalist Plans 
Shimon Rura
(Developer)

 

Track priorities,

due dates and

time estimates

http://voo2do.com   
Jigar Gosar

  www.simplegtd.com   
Zenbe

 http://lists.zenbe.com   
Tweeto

  www.tweeto.com    
Taskbin

 Sharing,
Group based 
http://taskbin.com   
Monkey on your
Back

 Remind Othershttp://monkeyon.com   
Amir Salihefendic

  http://todoist.com    
 

 

   
Event Organizers   

 

Full fledged Personal Information Managers

Provider

 Free Acct    

Web Based

Features/LimitsWebsite URLPurchase

37signals     

 2 users, 5 pages Backpack ItBackpackit Pricing  

Accomplice

 

Accomplice 

Tudumo          

                        

                                                         Tudumo.com        Tudumo Personal     
 

 

   
  


 

Getting Things Done (GTD):

          I had given an overview about GTD on the productivity page and here goes my collection of various tools/software I have collected over a span of 6 months. I have settled for Clearcontext's IMS (Information management system) to handle my 'information overload', as I am a predominant Outlook user. It is now seamlessly integrated into my work. I also tried Omea Pro which basically is an email management tool and that is under the email management section.

 

          And before you get into the actual list of sites, here is The actual GTD Book which is referred over and over on this page.

 

Web based GTD solutions  (Web2.0 services implementing GTD)

Provider    

Free Acct    

 iPhone       

Features/Limits  Website URL                 Other Plans         

Nozbe

 

 

Nozbe Nozbe Pricing 

Propelr     

              

             

          

www.Propelr.com             
Vitalist

 

 Free: 5 projects/
contacts/contexts
www.vitalist.com Vitalist Plans        
Tweeto

  www.tweeto.com    
Jigar Gosar

  www.simplegtd.com   
Zenbe

 http://www.zenbe.com   
 

 

   

 

 

  GTD Tools/Software - PC based Solutions to implement GTD methodology
  GTD Add-in for Outlook Clearcontext's IMS for Outlook  GTDMail/GTD Inbox for GMail  
  Accomplice  GTD Dashboard for Outlook  Thinking Rock  
  MyLifeOrganized.net GTD Using LotusNotes-Templates     
  Paid  
  Orionbelt's EasyTaskManager www.fusiondesk.com    
 

 

  For MAC
  www.midnightbeep.com  OmniFocus