Overlapping Recurring Projects?

OmniFocus
#1

I have a recurring weekly project that takes more than a week to complete. I start the work on a Thursday (or earlier), and I finish it the following Friday, after I’ve already started the work for the next iteration.

Any suggestions on how to set this up? Some options I’m considering:

  • I only have 8 more iterations approved at the moment, so I could just create them manually with manual due/defer dates. If more iterations are approved, I can reconsider.

  • Write an automation script that pushes every date in the selected project forward a week. Dupe the original project, run the script on the dupe, repeat 8 times (or script that part too).

  • Artificially split the work into two projects so that the recurrences don’t overlap. Haven’t really mapped out how this would work, but it seems like it should be straightforward?

#2

The issue with Recurring projects Is that the next one is only created in OF when the previous one is completed.

Option 4
Look at the Omnifocus - Taskpaper integration.

You can copy the project out of Omnifocus in taskpaper format and then copy it back in as you need to to create a new project.

Option 5
Depending on how far they overlap, create multiple recurring projects which recur a week / 2 weeks / 3 weeks apart so you always have a number on the go.

#3

Ooh I think Option 5 is the one - thank you @Geoffairey !

#4

Just remember that if you have (for example) 4 concurrent identical projects, then if you want to add a task or change a task in an enduring way you’ll need to do it in all 4 projects.

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