Comments on: How to Use a Project Journal to Keep Track of Your BA Work https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/professional-development-tip-keep-a-project-journal/ We'll Help You Start Your Business Analyst Career Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:53:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: Celal Murat PARLAK https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/professional-development-tip-keep-a-project-journal/comment-page-1/#comment-429637 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:53:11 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=4502#comment-429637 You are welcome, miss. I am quite a newfie, i hope i will have more to share in the future.

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By: Michelle Swoboda https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/professional-development-tip-keep-a-project-journal/comment-page-1/#comment-429636 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:39:42 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=4502#comment-429636 Celal, all of this sharing helps. Thank you very much – I really appreciate it.

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By: Celal Murat PARLAK https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/professional-development-tip-keep-a-project-journal/comment-page-1/#comment-429635 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:21:47 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=4502#comment-429635 Hello Michelle,

Our company’s policy doesn’t allow me to upload any documents from workplace, but i can share how it is created. It is just your another spreadsheet.

We have these columns:
Priority, Department, Project ID, Status, Start Date, Finish Date, Subject Summary, Notes to Self.

In Priority, you define the projects prioties in any manner of system so it helps you with what to look at first. (Helps with deciding what to work on if you are juggling many projects)

In Department, it gives you ability to filter projects related to any department. Also you bridge it to respective folder so you can go right to department’s projects’ folders.

In Project ID, We have a system here that gives IDs to projects. So every project has an unique numeric name. It helps me with filtering the projects i work on, also i bridge them with projects’ folders. So I can revert to any finished project later on when a rework or improvement pops up without trying to find a hell dozen of folders.

In Status, It tells me where the project is in the waterfall. A for Analysis, T for test, F for finished. I also make it conditioned coloring so i can easily keep a track of what is where.

I guess Start Date and Finish Date is obvious..

In Subject Summary, I create a sentence that defines the project clearly without any mumbo jumbo.

In Notes to Self, I create a log based on date. After every task (Not job or phase) i fill up a memo. So when i return next day, i can continue right away without having to remember what i have done or what i have to do.

I hope this helps!

Best Regards,

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By: Michelle Swoboda https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/professional-development-tip-keep-a-project-journal/comment-page-1/#comment-429634 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:07:33 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=4502#comment-429634 Would you be willing to share?

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By: Celal Murat PARLAK https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/professional-development-tip-keep-a-project-journal/comment-page-1/#comment-429633 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:43:04 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=4502#comment-429633 I invented her, miss.

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