I am three weeks into using this planner and I love the layout and simplicity of the design. It has all the things you need without a lot of extra “fluff” that you find in many other planners. For reference, I oversee learning and development for multiple restaurant brands and this system is helping me to navigate a complex & ever-changing system of projects while maintaining focus on the most important goals and tasks. I am coming from using the Full Focus planner system and I enjoy the size and layout of this system much better in comparison. I use this in conjunction with digital calendar and project tracking software and that system is working perfectly for me. I shared this with some of my colleagues and just placed an order for 4 more planners for the team!
If you are seeking constructive feedback, then I have made a short list below. Please keep in mind that I am fairly knowledgeable about the complexities of running restaurants, but know very little about those of producing or managing multiple skus for products of this type. Please apply any necessary grains of salt.
* It would be awesome to have color options. Especially as the books accumulate, it would be nice to have a different color for each quarter of the year
* The introductory and explanation pages in the beginning (p2-6) are great and informative, but really only necessary once. It would be cool if these pages were in a separate pamphlet or even a QR code so that those pages could be additional index pages or even an “inbox” of sorts for random stuff that comes at you but isn’t part of a major project. (Pro tip - I have found that using a 5X8 Post It Note, placed on the weekly review page after filling it out, makes a perfect “in box” for the week. It fits perfectly)
* I would LOVE to have the option to choose between the current dot grid daily notes pages and standard ruled. I am getting used to the dot grid, but definitely prefer ruled. If not, perhaps considering making the printing of the dot grid just a bit darker? It’s hard to see if you don’t have just the right light.
All in all I love the planner so far and definitely would (and have) recommended it to many of my colleagues. Well done and thank you for the great planner!