Take the tour ×  There are a seemingly-endless variety of tools
available for keeping track of tasks. From feature-clogged
behemoths that will do everything (tracking time and generating
Gantt charts) to the venerable pen and paper, it seems that no
matter what feature I might want, someone has a product that
will provide me with it.  So... What do I want? As someone
interested in maximizing my personal productivity, both at work
and in my home life, what should I be looking for as a core set
of features in such a tool?  share|improve this question add
comment  8 Answers  Several factors impact the effectiveness of
task-management tools for your circumstances.  The features that
you need, and which of their qualities are of most importance to
you, are heavily dependent on your circumstances and the tasks
you're looking to manage with said software.  Issues related to
your circumstances include:    • Workgroup involvement Number of
people involved (Even one-man shops deal with others)    • Task
Granularity The