Project Task and Schedule Planning - Distributed and Remotely

I built this tool to enable project planning which needed a diverse set of input, remotely. Although I prefer this exercise in a room, with post-it notes, pandemic safety mandates I do this another way - although my teams are frequently widely distributed anyway.

This is available for your use as well:

Presentation can be found: This Link

Task Spreadsheet can be found: This Link


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  1. GuitarmanMay 8, 2021 at 9:40 AM

    Feel free to contact me if you have questions on process!

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