When it comes to managing projects, either remote or in an office, the hardest challenge is for everyone to gain a common understanding of where things are heading.
This becomes more obvious with projects that involve cross-functional teams, where hand-offs can turn into a source for misinterpretations or loss of context.
Sure, Kanban boards help with the status of a task. But knowing when to start working on a task is just as important as knowing when to finish it.
Key features
You can now view all task durations and nail deadlines, thanks to the new Calendar View. Some things you’re able to do:
Click and drag – To add tasks on the calendar, along with their duration. Simple as that!
Add tasks in Calendar View – Paymo
View recurring tasks – If up until yesterday, recurring tasks would show up only on their due date, you can now view their future occurrence way in advance. Be prepared.
Display weekends and recurring tasks in Calendar View – Paymo
Add filters – Narrow down tasks that have a certain task status, priority, or assigned person, thanks to filters.
Add filter in Calendar View – Paymo
View all tasks durations in parallel – From multiple projects, either for yourself or the whole team, under the Home module.
Team’s tasks calendar view
Use cases
The versatility of the calendar view makes it the go-to choice for a lot of teams. Use it to create:
- Editorial calendars – Brainstorm new blog post topics, publish articles, and analyze publishing frequency. Launch and promotion dates reside in a single place, so in-house content teams can focus on creating quality content, at scale.
Editorial calendar in Paymo
- Social media calendars – Planning and executing social media can be a hassle. Social media teams can now schedule future posts with more confidence, thanks to recurring tasks that show up on the calendar. Even publish faster with all deadlines in plain sight.
Social Media Calendar
- Video production calendars – Producers, camera operators, video editors, voiceover artists depend on each other’s work. Track important production dates and see how tasks overlap each other, to avoid clashes and make better use of your equipment.
Video Production Calendar in Paymo
- Sprints – Product managers and engineers, we got your back too. You can finally plan sprints and organize product releases in a methodical manner. Define each task list as a sprint, then filter after them to monitor task statuses and user workload.
Sprint planning in Paymo
We can’t wait for you to try out this new feature. Hope you enjoy it and let us know what you think! Join the Paymo community and leave your feedback under the Task Calendar View topic – we’re happy to chat!
P.S. We’re going to show you soon How to run an editorial calendar in Paymo, so be sure to subscribe to our blog to read the post! ????
Andrei Țiț
Author
Andrei Țiț is a product marketer at Ahrefs. He has been involved in product marketing at various SaaS companies for over six years, specializing in content marketing and short-form video. In his free time, he enjoys cooking and traveling.
