5 effective tips for managing your project calendar like a pro!

Managing projects aren’t an easy job if you’ve multiple contracts on your belt! As a project manager, you’ve to be smart to manage every job/contract.

In this article, we'll share the hacks of managing software projects like a ninja!

#1 Schedule your meetings preciously

#2 Maintain a calendar sheet

#3 Use a project management tool

#4 Set-up project launch reminders

#5 Review your project calendar every week

Let's dive into each section to get the idea.

#1 Schedule your meetings preciously

                We know every minute counts. When you schedule a meeting with clients or colleagues, make sure you don’t just allocate a general time for the meeting. Take a while to analyze how much time it should take to accomplish the meeting objective.

#2 Maintain a calendar sheet

                You must maintain an online calendar sheet where you’ll set up meetings and availability. So your partners can look through your open slots and schedule the best time that works for them.

#3 Use a project management tool

                Use tools like “Trello” or similar project management tools where you can create a project board, add team-members to board, create a list of features that needs to implement as a list, add tasks as cards to list, assign and schedule due to dates to cards. By doing so, you can manage your project calendar easily.

#4 Set-up project launch reminders

                When you work on a large-scale project, it’s kind of obvious that there’s a risk of missing important deadlines or even the final launch date! To skip this, you should set-up reminders for important events.

#5 Review your project calendar every week

                Based on the size of the project, don’t forget to audit/review your project calendar. Manage/adjust upon unexpected changes when required and schedule to new deadlines!