Prioritize Tasks using the ABC/# Method.

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When you open a Task Details, there should be a quadrant in the corner to select A,B,C,D and a text box next to it to enter level.  
  • A: Tasks are colored with the users selected Important/Urgent color & bold
  • B: Tasks are colored with the users selected Important/Not-Urgent color
  • C: Tasks are colored with the users selected Non-Important/Urgent color & bold
  • D: Tasks are colored with the users selected Non-Important/Not-Urgent color and grayed
Users could set automatic adjustments when an incomplete task moves from one day to the next so any tasks which is moved to it's due date, it converts from Not-Urgent to Urgent.  A users would still be able to reset it to Not-Urgent or turn this feature off at a later time.

For each day, a quadrant would display next to the day showing how many tasks are in each quadrant for that day coloring the number or background with the selected color by that user.  Clicking any quadrant would bring up the list of tasks just in the quadrant.  

A user could drag and drop tasks an any list a the task priority would change to that of the task immediately below it if moving up or immediately above it if the task is moved down.  The task should receive a level exactly between the task above it and below it if the same priority, e.g. if above is a B040 and below is B100 a task moved between gets B060.

All tasks levels should show the same number of character spaces by default or as an option.  This way when a user creates a task with C999 all tasks display the level with letter and three characters.
If you want to allow users to use alpha-numeric entries for the level, then maintain the character spacing and right justify with leading spaces of periods, e.g. entering BStupid would cause the change to B...Now for users selecting periods for the leading character.

Users could look at Weekly and Monthly Quadrants showing the number and lists broken up by priority.  Each entry should show the date initially assigned, due date and the date completed.  Also, it should show the initial priority level if that changed.

Thank you for putting this up and I hope to make better use of this than my scraps of paper laying about.
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Maggard
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Aymeric Founder
Wow I am blown away by the depth of your feedback. Thank you very much.

In summary you suggest:

- Allow user to associate a color to a quadrant
- Show quadrant summary per day as opposed to per week (currently)
- Allow to enter a level <- I am not familiar with this concept, could explain what it is?
- User can filter tasks in a day by quadrant
- A task can have a due date
- An overdue task should become Urgent
- User can see a monthly view of his tasks too

Anything related to the level, I haven't understood well, please explain me what it is. Thanks!

1. I was considering associating a role with a color so maybe I could use the quadrant number instead.
2. I am considering removing the quadrant stats altogether. What value do you get out of knowing you have 3 Q1, 2, Q2 and 3 Q3 tasks?

Cheers,

Aymeric