Tools for teams management

A tool which encourages autonomy and accountability

I benefitted from the use of GTD (Getting Things Done) and had always believed that it is a tool which everyone can easily tap into and reap personal gains from (basically being more productive and having less stress) within a short amount of time. I had also shared my thoughts and practices with my teammates concerning this, not that I am ever an expert in this area (for I still constantly fall off the bandwagon), it is just that I feel that such knowledge and skills which allow us to better navigate through our lives should benefit more people.

Whenever I discuss this with people, I will always ask myself what kinds of tools are used. GTD is itself actually system independent, as long as it works for you, it does not really matter whether your recording mechanism is an iPhone or a napkin. But what if a team needs an approach to do this collectively?

I stumbled upon this software named teamly http://teamly.com/ over the weekend. It looks immediately promising as a tool for teams management. Individuals get to prioritise exactly what is most important for them in the context of a day/week/month in a very simple manner. For team managers, it provides an opportunity to see what the whole team is working on while encouraging autonomy, with the ability to track progress and performance over time.

It is not exactly GTD, but I am quite sure it will gain some traction in many organisations. I can immediately see it's usefulness for self and team management in schools.

Autonomy and Accountability. I like that.

May want to experiment with a small team with this.