Evolve's dashboard

One thing we do for our project is try to measure our success at getting stuff done.
If we had cool graphs of the number of tasks completed and even details of
- How many tasks open
- # Tasks closed in the last 7 days

People who have completed the mosts tasks in the last 14 days.

And cool graphs of useful indicators that would be most awesome!

Basically lots of useful summary stats and colourful analytics, including these on the front dashboard showing your personal indicators as well as for the team would be great.

When receiving emails for a number of tasks, the subject line of task created tasks are not very useful because the standard text is too verbose.

Please make the default text more concise in the subject line so that we see more of the actual task and less of the other stuff.

I think many users would be finding the task email subjects not very useful.

Thanks

Evolve

EXAMPLE:

I recently received the following in my inbox:
From Subject
GoPlan Main Project - You were assigned a newly created task (Create
GoPlan Main Project - You were assigned a newly created task (Get ev

An example is here, see how much non task data uses up the space:



This output is too verbose, all I can see of my task is "Main Project" and half of the first word of the task. Unfortnatley I can't quickly see what my task is without each time opening the email.

I suggest the following:

From Subject
GoPlan New Task (Main Project) - Create Google Doc database of supporters (Due 14 April 2010)
GoPlan New Task (Main Project) - Get all new members setup in GoPlan (Due 30 June 2010)

This format could be further enhanced if you allowed us to record a short name for each project and reported this in the header as an alternative.

ie then for a project called 'Building & Grounds Maintenance Committee), the system would just display such as BuildingsComm or BGMC or whatever, taking up less space and allowing MORE task to show in the email subject.

Also the inclusion of the due date at the end of the subject would be most useful also.

I think all users would find optimized email subjects valuable.

Im the GenY who encouraged most of our family to join Geni and now seem to be the resident geni admin whenever my 'older' (read 'wiser'), family members are stuck (usually beause they have forgotten their passwords).

It's very annoying to try and help them when really I have not much ability to help as each user is an island with regards to their security and administration.

What Im requesting is a system where users can nominate another family member as an admin, who can then update their passwords or perform other admin tasks.

I think it would be true that many Geni members are being supported by another more 'tech savy' family member, and this would help adoption to more less PC savvy members.

Im sort of sick of helping family members remember their passwords.
ie. My grandfather in law change his email provider, he no longer gets emails to that old account and has no way to change the email address, so now he just does not use Geni, despite being active on his PC and organising the last 3 100+ people family reunions.

My mum tried to login today and said .. aww.. forgot my pwd. Not much I can do really.. just point her to the standard system.

Its a network of trust, let family members nominate others whom they trust to help them perform admin functions, change primary email, update pwds etc.