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In the office furniture world, an Inventory Management System and an Asset Management System are basically the same thing. If you are responsible for maintaining excess office furniture, an effective method of managing this inventory can be beneficial for your company. It can be cost effe

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In college, we evaluated a case study called The Parable of the Spindle. One of the main points of the case was that in many restaurants, cooks and chefs were considered higher status employees than waiters. Whether this was right or wrong is not the point. The point is that waiters were “giving orders” to the cooks and this caused considerable tension. Someone came up with the idea of using a spindle, like you still see in many restaurant kitchens.

The spindle solves several problems. The waiters no longer give the cooks verbal orders. The written orders are attached to the spindle and submitted in a much more organized fashion. It is easier for the cooks to decide what to do next; the spindle rotates and the orders come up in priority order. Everybody feels more comfortable and the new process helps get things done in a more organized and appropriate fashion.

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If this simple process works for cooks and waiters…it will work for you and your projects.

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ht or wrong is not the point. The point is that waiters were “giving orders” to the cooks and this caused considerable tension. Someone came up with the idea of using a spindle, like you still see in many restaurant kitchens.

So What?

If this simple process works for cooks and waiters…it will work for you and your projects.

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ems. The waiters no longer give the cooks verbal orders. The written orders are attached to the spindle and submitted in a much more organized fashion. It is easier for the cooks to decide what to do next; the spindle rotates and the orders come up in priority order. Everybody feels more comfortable and the new process helps get things done in a more organized and appropriate fashion.

So What?

If this simple process works for cooks and waiters…it will work for you and your projects.

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r. Everybody feels more comfortable and the new process helps get things done in a more organized and appropriate fashion.

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If this simple process works for cooks and waiters…it will work for you and your projects.

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All the popular word processing software programs have a “table” function. You can easily create tables to serve as your “electronic spindle” for projects you work on or manage. Although sophisticated project management software is available, a word processing table document is a simple solution that’s easy to learn. Simply create a table with the following columns:

Category of the item (for example, People, Products, Processes, Resources or any categories that make sense for your particular project)
What is to be done
Who will do it
When they will do it
A column for general comments, if needed
A column to keep up with the status of the item (in-process, completed, etc.)

Then, sort the table by date and you are ready to get started on your project. This is also a great way to monitor the progress of projects you manage. You simply glance at the table each day and see what is scheduled for completion and what is still pending. You can revise the document and re-sort it if unexpected items need to be added to the project plan. It’s a great way to stay on top of anything that is important to you.

There are three potential problems with planning…no planning, not enough planning and overplanning. Keep it as

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