Thanks for this, I'll do a bit more digging. University where I work as an administrator going down the Lean Six Sigma pathway - no going back now!!


Long time no hear Mackem Beefy - hope all is good with you these days :)

A loooong time since I posted although I was a five star member in my heydays!!!

Just wondering if anybody could point to good electronic resources about Lean and/or Six Sigma, particularly in Educational settings.

Thanks if you can help

Ady

agree that it's personal preference. That said I think justified both sides looks much tidier. I justify, no indent, double space between paragraphs.

Woohoo Dr Eska - congratulations, so delighted for you.

You were on the forum during my time and were a great source of [wise] information.

Go out and celebrate

Ady

Thanks to AOE26 and Into the Spiral for your really useful inputs - lots to think about.

The excel file will be on a share drive with 15-20 staff having access to it. It's a university setting so different areas of central administration could be inputting special instructions or permission for students to attend a class, register late, cancel something, take something outside their course etc. However, the student could make contact with somebody who knows nothing of their special circumstances; it's not great when it's the student who is telling you something for the first time!!! This 'Excel task tracker' would be a way of holding information so we could all see.

I'll have a look at the youtube video for trello - thanks for uploading it.

Ady

Thanks a mill for the quick response.

Staff across the sections have access to Excel so that's why I thought it would be best. I'm not sure of course but I doubt there would be much appetite to purchase new software. Plus I want to make this as easy as possible so that people will 'buy' into the idea. I oversee a few areas that overlap with each other in terms of operational procedures; trying to get a bit of order on things, and a move away from the sticky is tricky!!

I admit that I am not familiar with trello - could you fill me in a bit? :)

Ady

Hi All

Long time no post!

I was wondering if anybody has advice about using Excel (intermediate user level) to track tasks and for multiple users? Essentially what I am trying to do is keep on top of issues that although maybe sanctioned, cannot be actually actioned for some time, weeks, perhaps even months. Rather than use sticky notes etc, I would like to use Excel for this. I have googled it and of course there is lots out there but would really appreciate some direction. There would be different levels of Excel proficiency among those who would be accessing the task tracker.

Many thanks

Ady

Woo hoo Dr Emaa, I'm delighted for you - you worked so hard and it's really well deserved. I'm chuffed :)

I will send you this one as well if you pm an email - see my reply to your other thread

A

Hope all is well with you Emaa and you're obviously still working away :)

I can get it for you - will you pm your email as the email address that I had yours stored in was deactivated and I lost lots of addresses :(

Have sent them on; let me know if there's a problem :)

Hi Marasp

Like many others I remember your posts and the stress and anxiety you were under. Delighted to hear you have resubmitted. Nothing to do now but relax ;)

pm me an email address and I should be able to send them on

My pm function doesn't seem to working (or maybe it's me!!!!) - I did however post you a pm via LI!

Don't think I can Ian but have sent you pm nevertheless!