Assign a todo to a user

[lpopejoy]

It would be very nice to be able to assign a todo to a user - and date it.

...and then be able to see all the "todo's" that are assigned to ME - with their due dates!

[Support Team]

To-dos were not meant to replace Tasks (that has just that! - you can both assign a Task to a user as well as set a Due Date for it), but we can see how this may be useful in some cases. Thanks for asking.

[lpopejoy]

I know that... BUT, you unfortunately made a new feature that is way easier to use than tasks. :) So, good or bad, it just replaced tasks for me.

[Support Team]

For what it worth, the Tasks feature offers many more options, for example you can sync them with Outlook Tasks, etc. But in any case, your feedback is clear. Thanks!

[lpopejoy]

You know, I hear what you are saying - "tasks" have some great features. I'm just wondering if a marriage of sorts between tasks & todo's would be possible. The problem is that their functionality overlaps - so it's hard to know which one to use. ...and regardless which way you go, you trade features of the other.

You see what I'm saying? When there is a complex project, it needs to have pieces assigned to different people - but due to the # of steps, I do not want to manage this with tasks - too many clicks. Todo's are so nice because you can just click, type, and save.

The problems with todos:
1 - no way to assign to a specific user
2 - No way to go to one place and see what my pending todos are (because of item #1) (this actually isn't very easy even with tasks)
3 - No date assignments

I know you are going to say, "that's what tasks are for" - and I get that. If Tasks were as easy to use as todo's, then I would gladly use them!

Anyway, to be fair, I didn't even know we needed "todo lists" until you added them, but now that we have them, I really want to leverage them better!

[lpopejoy]

Maybe to create a better discussion, what I'm trying to do is use "todos" to map out a process. From the quote to service delivery. Assign this to a contract - so that we can do a consistent job with how we manage projects.

I'm trying to create a workflow so that all responsible parties can easily manage their part of the project. Maybe a "lite" version of http://processplan.com/.

[Support Team]

Thank you for your feedback and reference. It will be considered.