How to Keep Organized When Too Many Projects are In Play?

 At first it was a couple projects. I kept notes.  At the end of the week if something was not done I emailed my manager, another kind of note.  Then there were more projects, at different stages and complexities.  When I came back from the weekend or longer period off it was harder to pick up where I left off.

Then one day there were eleven projects, and interruptions that sometimes were for many days.

I knew there had to be a better way and I found it from You Tube.  You can explore how you can use Kan-Ban boards to keep your projects organized, keep your team informed and see at a moment's glance where you need to pick up on Monday.

Mine is done in excel and it starts with a template that has a "card bank" of tasks where I can be reminded of the minutia of detail that some projects require.  All I have to do is rename the tab, move the cards I will use to the beginning columns with the goal to move them to the right, "Completed".

In future posts I will detail some of the tasks that laboratorians will need to be familiar with.