Task/Subtask Templates
Myself and many others like to break down projects into minute sub-tasks in order to get things done, and oftentimes have the same projects repeatedly.
For example, when getting a blog post out for my work, it might look something like this:
Wellness in the Workplace Blog Post
- Follow up with Jane on initial draft
- Forward draft to John for revision
- Get approval from Jane on edits
- Get relevant image from a graphic designer
- Upload the post as a draft
- Scan post for additional errors
- SEO post
- Make public
- Share on social media
It would be great if we could store these sorts of task/sub-task templates which we could deploy at any given time.
Repeating tasks are simply inadequate for this purpose since many of these projects (e.g. blog posts) are done less regularly than truly recurring tasks.
5 comments, asked by Roberto Pedroso on Jul 25, 2011 - 08:51
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Keith Ganey on Nov 28, 2012 - 10:25
Stored checklists are an essential way for me to ensure that I'm doing the right work every time. My job is to produce documents. As Roberto points out, there are certain steps that need to be taken for every document. Letting ToDoist remember the details so I can focus on the work is why I use ToDoist. It would be nice if ToDoist remembered task templates so I don't have a create a task to create tasks every time.
David Trey
on Nov 28, 2012 - 11:55
Hello Keith,
Thank you very much for your feedback, we appreciate it and will consider to add stored templates in the future.
For now, you can create templates manually using the export.import feature as shown in this short video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rl_CLGY_3o
Best regards,
David
Keith Ganey on Nov 28, 2012 - 14:31
Thanks David!
This will work. Sorry I missed it in my searches and review of the help screen. I wish that you had the instructions on a text page in addition to a video. I tend to avoid videos because they (a) take a while to load on slow connections, (b) are more difficult to walk through step by step, and (c) take longer to convey the same amount of information.
I'll try to do a better job in the future of searching your YouTube channel in addition to the written instructions.
Steven Crider on Jan 24, 2013 - 10:24
I still believe that templates stored within the Todoist environment is the way to go, which would allow me to easily employ the template from wherever I may be, using whatever Todoist client I may be using. While the export/import function works, as is a viable work-around at this point, the nature of it makes employing a template a bit of a pain.
I'd also like to see templates, especially as it can help new users to get up and running, and not frustrated like I am sometimes.
I nearly decided to drop Todoist and go back to Evernote, until I came up with a simple cool solution for managing tags - pic.twitter.com/9G03caAb
Now it would be cool if we had a "template market" where other people could enjoy it, instead of having to create it from scratch.