Action item

The term to-do list (also 2Do list) (English: to = to do = do ) or open issues list, task list, list of open points (also LOP) is and the task management or task planning of individuals, in groups projects used. In a to-do list is held, pending what tasks, who is responsible and by when it must be done. These lists can also be part of a self-organization. The list is not apparent, at which time the state of an action has been changed, but only the current state.

Simple to-do list

The to-do list can be written on a sheet of paper on a flip chart, a PDA, a spreadsheet as a web application or a normal application. The simplest form is a personal list of to-do tasks that will gradually ticked off.

The to-do list is a simple tool for discussions, meetings, negotiations and project management. It concluded an agreement of who has what and when to do with whom. The result of meetings are often held in To- do lists.

Example:

Colors help you to see the essentials:

• Red = is still open
• Orange = is in progress
• Green = 's done

Tasks are described in concrete and for each a responsible process owner is determined. Tasks to schedule in time ( from - to) and to prioritize (importance ). To- do lists can be constructed as a checklist or as a matrix ( with a distinction whether important or not, and whether urgent or not) be designed. See also Time management and task management.

Examples

• The shopping list is the simplest form of to-do list. You can split ( vegetables, beverages, meat) and are structured by objectives ( bookstore, hardware store ).
• The notepad helps to remember important things.
• A calendar brings things in a chronological order, class schedule noted weekly recurring appointments.

Advanced To- do list

A to- do list can be divided into subtasks, information about time and financial resources, provide a file management, detailed descriptions, display with bar graph indicates the temporal relationship of the individual subtasks and progress, generate a network or WBS and much more - and be extended to a project management system.

Tasks that you want to delegate, you can spin off in a Tu -Du- list.

Development of software

When programming are often places that still need to be revised, marked in the source code with a comment that begins with the word TODO, example:

...   require_once "$ baseDir / lib / beispieldb / schema.inc.php ";   bubblesort;   / TODO /: replace sorting algorithm more efficient.   ... Current IDEs such as Eclipse or Visual Studio are able to find these markers and to present to the developer.