How does HumanEdj compare to a Personal Information Manager such as the Chandler Project?
Personal Information Management (PIM) tools are complementary to HumanEdj. They address different aspects of the same problem, namely, how to work more effectively: • PIM tools focus on effective time management, via separating information items into categories • HumanEdj focuses on effective collaboration, via separating work items into collaborative business processes. Consider the Chandler Project, for instance. This software is based largely on David Allen’s GTD. Human Interaction Management (HIM), on which HumanEdj is based, is complementary to GTD: • HIM provides the process context in which work takes place, allowing: • Humans to understand their work in terms of goals, responsibilities, commitments, and so on • The organization to manage human work properly • GTD provides the worker with a means of: • Organizing their personal information and tasks (of all kinds, from walking the dog to bidding on a billion-dollar project) • Thereby prioritizing their daily activities A PIM is
