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Issue Tracking

Keep a single table named Open Design Issues listing issue ID, description, discipline, raised by, required decision, …

2heights
8tasks
4roles do it

The same job, four heights

do it · improve it · decide · become
AExecute — “help me do it”Keep a single table named Open Design Issues listing issue ID, description, discipline, raised…+
Keep a single table named Open Design Issues listing issue ID, description, discipline, raised by, required decision, owner, target decision date and status; freeze the header row and add a totals row counting open items.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.
BImprove — “do it better”Before I share this with construction, make the issues list easy to act on for the project…+
Before I share this with construction, make the issues list easy to act on for the project lead: surface items past their decision date in red, add a column that shows what answer is needed (approve/draw/clarify), sort by urgency, and include a one-line summary at top showing total open and overdue issues.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

The real tasks

4 of them
Keep a single list of open design issues so I can see what still needs answers before construction starts.
Flag overdue actions from site inspections so the superintendent knows what still needs fixing and by when.
Log daily site observations and punch-list items with timestamps so I can follow up and prove when issues were raised.
Flag overdue follow-ups and past-due safety checks so high-risk cases don't fall through the cracks.

Who does this

4 roles
Architectural Project ManagerConstruction ManagerInterior DesignerSocial Worker

Questions people ask

honest answers

Because you rarely think 'I want the redaction tool'. You think 'I have to share this without leaking the client's details'. Start from the need, and the feature finds you.

Real. Every job here was drawn from what people in real roles were actually seen doing in Excel — not a feature checklist.

No. Each page gives you a ready prompt you can paste into an AI assistant, plus the plain steps to do it yourself. Start with either — the goal is the finished job, not the tool.