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Handling blocked tasks without losing track of them

Blocked tasks are where work goes to die if you don't have a process. Here's the right way.

When to mark Blocked

Use Blocked when a task can't move forward without something outside the worker's control — parts, weather, a decision.

Marking blocked

  1. Open the task, change status to Blocked.
  2. Always add a note explaining why.
  3. Save.

Weekly review

Every Monday, review the Blocked widget. For each task, ask: is the blocker still real? Is anyone unblocking it? Should it be deleted?

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