8 task management programs to consider
8 task management programs to consider
Things to think about when choosing an application that works for your team.
Every Film & TV Production is filled with hundreds and sometimes thousands of things to do and tasks to keep track of.
Did the crew get hired?
Did deal memos get sent out?
What about the food preferences sent to the caterer?
Did accounting schedule the wire for payroll?
Did SAG ever respond to the email?
The list goes on and on…. How do you manage thousands of to-dos without getting overwhelmed?
Over the years I’ve used a variety of programs to keep track of tasks and to dos. Sometimes these programs were successful and other-times not so much. The key to finding a solution is to really understand your team, their preferences and get everyone on board. If you have a crew of 50 or 100 you don’t necessarily need everyone to be part of your task management system. Sometimes I have a shared system with just a few people and other times I share with production and dept heads.
Below I have outlined a few apps and software programs to consider.
I like Todoist because its simple, has a web and mobile app and very affordable. I’ve used Todoist on a number of film and tv projects. It typically only takes a few minutes to show my team the work-flow and then we are off to the races. Highly recommend.
If you are looking for something robust with lots of templates, Airtable is one of the leading apps to consider. It does take a little bit of time to learn and configure so be cognizant of the adoption rate.
Similar to Airtable, Monday.com offers a number of templates and views to track to-dos. Monday.com is one of the leading apps when it comes to customizable tasks.
4. icloud Notes
Sometimes using the simple Notes program on the Apple OS is the easiest thing to start with. Consider creating shared notes for different departments such as Locations, Art etc.
5. Slack
Even though I’ve used Slack for many years, I only recently discovered the Canvas (built inside Slack) feature which allows you the ability to create to-do lists for any channel that you have already contributed to.
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7. Assemble
Assemble is one of the few programs I found that really understands the film and tv market. Tasks are assigned to time and put on a calendar so you can see the bigger picture.
One of the leading software companies, Studio Binder offers a variety of calendar and project management tools.
