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Task sheets: task spreadsheet and task worksheet

Task sheets: task spreadsheet and task worksheet
   
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Sometimes people are confused with understanding the terms "task spreadsheet" and "task worksheet". Here, in this article we will consider what each of these terms means. But let's start with the basics.Task sheet is the list representing things to do. Actually, task sheets are widely used in our daily life – good example of daily task sheet is usual shopping list, helping us not to forget about some products, telling us what to buy due to celebration of some important event etc.

Task spreadsheet is computer-based task sheet format that can be created with a help of special software like MS Excel – in other words, this is electronic sheet with unlimited number of rows and columns. Peculiarity of task spreadsheets is that each task there can be described with any number of attributes and parameters, including smart fields with calculations, so theoretically task spreadsheet template can be used for creating to-do lists of any complexity, including serious projects.

Task worksheet is quite another matter, it is not a method, but rather a tool to communicate tasks to performers, so task sheet Excel solution can be also used for this purpose. Task worksheets are the lists of work to be done specified through only attributes that are important and necessary for those who do the actual job. Such a job task worksheet should provide workers with exact and clear information that will help them in performing their assignment.

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Standardized task sheet template can be designed for communicating tasks in terms of specific job or certain project to make process of work assignment and controlling faster. Also for this purpose special software that helps to manage electronic printable task sheets can be used. Of course, Excel task spreadsheet is quite good solution for single user, but when you need to communicate different task sheets to multiple users, it is not really convenient. To satisfy needs of task management in the team of collaborating specialists you can use special software, like VIP Task Manager.

This client-server product features reliable database that keeps integrity and consistency of multiple project tasks. With a help of this software you can build general project task worksheet and assign individual jobs to appropriate performers who will be informed about their responsibilities in real-time through seeing their individual electronic daily task worksheets, running on their computers. These dynamically created daily and weekly task sheets are interactive and can be used for reporting progress on these tasks, so work supervisors can be immediately informed about latest working achievements. 

With a help of this software you can design and save task sheet examples for standard business processes, so then, storing these sample task sheets in Archive mode, you can resort to their help in order to avoid reinventing plan of business processes from the very beginning, but apply proven schema.

     

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03.03.2010 Computerworld about VIP Task Manager
Computerworld Polska analyzes today's market of project management software in its article "From heavy artillery to open source". VIP Task Manager is chosen as an example of easy-to-use means for project management.

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