As a project manager, you have many things to take care of. Productivity is a much-have skill. We will share tools to help you gain productivity, and one of them is the iPad. We will use iPad Pro 12.9" as an example to show our practices. We would recommend this model because it has a large screen, and it is easier for you to review documents, read and manage notes. If you do have another model, many suggestions still apply.
Setup
The first setup is to use the Home Screen to include helpful widgets. Our favorite ones are the weather, calendar, world clock, Podcast, Siri Shortcuts, and Motivation quotes. Do you think the following staring screen gives you an informative start to the day?
The second setup is to group less frequently used applications into folders. With Home Screen, now you have four places to access your favorite apps quickly: the Home Screen, short access bar, the bottom access bar, and the first screen page. Our goal is not duplicate use these display assets. For example, after adding Podcast into Home Screen as a Widgets, we can access Podcast from there. I then will move the apps into a folder rather than leave the icon on the screen. For the screen shot, photo and calculator we add them to the short access bar.
Another important setup is multi-task setup. You would enable it and then you can have two application running side by side by dragging one application to the side of an existing running appellation.
Setup
The first setup is to use the Home Screen to include helpful widgets. Our favorite ones are the weather, calendar, world clock, Podcast, Siri Shortcuts, and Motivation quotes. Do you think the following staring screen gives you an informative start to the day?
The second setup is to group less frequently used applications into folders. With Home Screen, now you have four places to access your favorite apps quickly: the Home Screen, short access bar, the bottom access bar, and the first screen page. Our goal is not duplicate use these display assets. For example, after adding Podcast into Home Screen as a Widgets, we can access Podcast from there. I then will move the apps into a folder rather than leave the icon on the screen. For the screen shot, photo and calculator we add them to the short access bar.
Another important setup is multi-task setup. You would enable it and then you can have two application running side by side by dragging one application to the side of an existing running appellation.
Apps
We recommend some favorite apps based on categories:
We recommend some favorite apps based on categories:
- Note-taking: Evernotes, Notability, Good Notes
- Evernote is our default option. There are many reasons why it's good after evaluating Notion, Apple Notes, and OneNote. We can talk about it later if you are interested. If you trust our judgment, pick it directly. You won't be disappointed. Notability is suitable for recording and taking notes during class or sessions. GoodNotes is ideal for making bullet journals and designing visuals.
- Reading: Kindle, Hoopla, O'Reilly
- Kindle for reading on iPad is a no-brainer. We also use Hoopla and O'Reilly because your library or company may give you a subscription to these repositories with an extensive collection of books and videos. They are excellent resources. For PMO leaders, we also recommend subscribing to Harvard Business Review (HBR). They can always bring amazing business stories to light up your day.
- Entertainment: Netflix and Prime Video
- Netflix is a no-brainer for entertainment. You would like to subscribe to it as many will talk about the shows on this channel, and you don't want to be left out of those conversations. Prime Video comes with Amazon Prime. It can be used to search for some additional content. For some fantastic shows on HBO and others, we use AppleTV, but it's not used very often. We recommend you subscribe on-demand when many talk about a show on-air.
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