Overcoming Overload?

Posted by Ken
Mar 12, 2015 at 04:21 PM

Marbux wrote:
Some questions that might affect the recommendation:
> >1. Is this a temporary problem or is it expected to continue, even get
>worse?
> >2. Is there a budget for solving the problem?
> >3. Is assigning an assistant (human) feasible?
> >4. What operating system(s) are you using?

Unfortunately, I need to give short answers to these questions at the moment, but the detailed information that you provided was helpful, and I am going to give Notecase a better look this weekend if time permits.

1. My work flow ebbs and flows, and right now it is higher than it has been in some time. It should eventually reside to less than a crisis level, but I am usually running with a backlog of work even when things are slow.

2. We have a very limited budget, so I am not expecting any major changes in the next year or so.

3. My manager is trying to get some temporary help, but I fear it may be too little too late. My work is highly specialized, and there are only a few folks, who retired recently, who could step in with minimal training.

4. We are using Win7, but IT policies are very strict about “unauthorized” software being installed. I used up much of my capital when they let me keep Ecco on my machines. But when we migrated to Win7, that goodwill came to an end. So, it is either cloud-based solutions, portable apps, or using my own hardware.

—Ken