<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hi! We started using <a href="https://airtable.com/">Airtable </a>for managing project information/ databases and creating gantt charts and workflows, and it's been great so far. It functions kind of like excel and google sheets but with embedded functions/ formulas that are easy to use once you get the hang of it. The benefit of using airtable vs. excel is that it's meant to be cross functional across people/ departments and you can share and use data without making additional files and worrying about storage. <div><br></div><div>Let me know if anyone has any questions! Happy to help if so. </div><div><br></div><div>Liz </div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 8:32 AM Eric Salerno via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">Hi Chris,</span></font></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">I try to keep it simple by using MS Excel and/or Google Sheets (look for their templates for a quick start: <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JcX4sHAuBRGsbXIgktxj5n72sMyFQutQyqJ7R_xQCCU/edit#gid=0" target="_blank">Google Sheet Gantt Template</a>) to get a lot of that done (project management and Gantt Charts). </span></font></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/video-create-a-flow-chart-af4e3f4c-3854-486a-88ff-eb35692663dc" target="_blank">PowerPoint can be surprisingly helpful / flexible for creating flowcharts</a>. (Search for </span><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=powerpoint+flowchart+template" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px" target="_blank">PowerPoint Flowchart Templates</a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px">) I haven't used </span><a href="https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/examples/flowchart-maker" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px" target="_blank">LucidChart</a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px">, but they advertise all over the MBTA / Metro area, and seem </span>reasonably<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px"> priced with a free option too.</span></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">I haven't used GIMP or Inkscape, but have used <a href="https://www.canva.com/" target="_blank">Canva</a> (highly recommend), <a href="https://www.techsmith.com/store/snagit" target="_blank">SnagIt</a> (for screenshots and basic markup and overlays), and </span></font><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px">PowerPoint</span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> when Adobe tools or designers were not available. </span></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">And last, I like to use Google Keep (or Sheets) for phone-based to-do's since they're easily accessible from my browser too, but not sure what you need for "integration."</span></font></div><div><br></div><div>-Eric</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)">Eric Salerno</span><br></div><div><font color="#444444">Town Planner/Dir. 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<p class="MsoNormal">From time to time I think of possible digital tools that could be applicable to programs and projects. That time has come around again for us…so, would be grateful for any information shared about great old and new software you have used…such
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<li style="margin-left:0in">Project Management – Have you used complex or simple project management tools like MS Project or Zoho to manage projects with teams and/or multiple nested goals and actions?<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<li style="margin-left:0in">Flowcharting – I have used MS Visio and love it but it’s too expensive. I don’t like MS Office charting tools. Any good tools with drag and drop and magnetic connectors? How about
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<li style="margin-left:0in">Finally, any recommendations for a phone-based to-do list app that can integrate cross platform?<u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Christopher J. Ryan, AICP<u></u><u></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director of Planning<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:cryan@duxbury-ma.gov" target="_blank">cryan@duxbury-ma.gov</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: (781) 934-1100 ext. 5475<u></u><u></u></p>
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