Friday, August 24, 2007

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Delegate with control)


Sly: He's right, Miss. We can do this, me and Filo. We've done banks. You know we're good at banks.
Morgana: Everyone's good at something. Even you two.

Learn how to delegate a task while keeping an eye on its progress

That's right, everyone's good at something... Look at me: I was a lousy waitress, but I'm a hell of a fashionista! That's why it is important to delegate - to pass on the knowledge, to relieve your own work load, or simply to let the right people do what they're good at.

However, it might be useful not to delegate things blindly. You would not know if the task has been carried out properly. Efficy can help you here: you can delegate a task and still keep an eye on it. Simply keep your user in the action as well, but not checked as active user:


Joey is checked as Active, he's supposed to carry out the task. I am merely following its progress. Since I'm linked to the action, I will get notifications whenever Joey modifies the task (adding comments, delaying it, checking it as done).

Moreover, from my own To Do List, I will be able to see all tasks that I have delegated-with-control to my colleagues. All I have to do is un-checking the box Active User at the top:


Try it out!

Rachel

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