MentisCell – Projects Best Practices (Hub)
Summary
This hub adapts project management practices (inspired by PMI) to personal and professional contexts, including writing projects.
It defines the essential components of project documentation and links to dedicated MentisCells for each area.
Link to this note
MentisCell – Projects Best Practices (Hub)
Content
Core Project Components
- Project TOR (Terms of Reference)
- Project Meetings
- Project Timeline
- Stakeholder Notes
- Vendor Notes
- Expenses and Budget Tracking
- Risk Analysis
- Communication Plan
Adapting to Writing Projects
- Writing Project Objectives
- Writing Project Stakeholders
- Risk Analysis for Writing Projects
- Interview Notes
- Book Notes and Highlights
- Writing Project Timeline
- Communication and Meeting Notes
Agile Projects
Small Tasks
Essence
- Projects require structure, but the level of detail depends on scope.
- PMI-inspired practices can be adapted to personal workflows.
- Writing projects benefit from project-style organization.
- Agile methods simplify documentation.
- Small tasks should not be over-engineered.
Interconnections
- Template - projects — project template.
- Template - stakeholder — stakeholder template.
- Splitting Notes — when to split project documentation.
- Atomic notes / Molecular notes — granularity of project notes.
- Notes Best Practices — overarching note-taking practices.
Tags
#projects #bestpractices #mentiscraft #organization #workflow #hub
Contributors
Created with the support of Microsoft Copilot on 2025-10-04.
Validated and edited by Jorge Godoy.