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Created on Sep 4, 2016

Comments against action items

Allow user to add comments against action items - for clarification and updates on items that run over a number of board cycles. Have Seen this practice with several boards now.

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  • Guest
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    Jun 12, 2023

    Would consider this an essential update - disappointing to read that it has been suggested years ago and still not actioned.

    Should be able to provide progress on action items or update them as some go across multiple meetings and may even change assignee

  • Guest
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    Feb 11, 2023

    It is not good to allow actions to be marked by assignees as "done" without requiring than some explanation is provided so that board & committee members can satisfy themselves that the matter has been appropriately addressed.

    This idea is now more than 6 years old, when will BoardPro make this change?

  • Guest
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    Dec 12, 2022

    This would help so much keep thoughts noted at the time of the update.

  • Guest
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    Sep 27, 2022

    A sought after feature from a number of members on our committee!

  • Guest
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    Aug 14, 2022

    Morning, BoardPro. This action relates to https://ideas.boardpro.io/ideas/BP-I-457. A massive frustraion, and lots of votes. It's an old one from 2016 (6 years ago). When will it be live, please? How do we get important functionality like this live faster than 6 years?

  • Guest
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    Aug 5, 2022

    Would definitely use this feature. We always have actions that run over a number of board cycles.

  • Guest
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    Jan 20, 2022

    An excellent idea. Looking forward to being able to add updates as actions progress over time.

  • Guest
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    Jan 20, 2022
    "I consider it essential that people assigned Actions can add progress updates on these. These updates should be date and time stamped" Agree, would add name of editor. The more automated the more consistent (tidier) actions would be.
  • Guest
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    Mar 17, 2021

    I consider it essential that people assigned Actions can add progress updates on these. These updates should be date and time stamped

  • Guest
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    Feb 18, 2021

    Hi Yes this would definitely ensure closing the loop and things not getting lost in emails

  • Guest
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    Feb 16, 2021

    Yes please, if this function would be made available it would help with minute taking. I would be willing to test!

  • Guest
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    Nov 17, 2020

    This would be a very useful feature. Especially for projects/action items that are carried over more than one board meeting.

  • Guest
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    Nov 1, 2020

    It would be great to clarify the journey of an action all in one place for referring back to. Adding a comment section would solve this.

  • Guest
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    Feb 27, 2020

    Hi BoardPro - any plans to tidy up comments against actions? I'm still having to manually add my initials and a manual time stamp. This gets really messy if everyone has their own way of updating task notes. 

  • Guest
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    Jan 22, 2020

    Second vote for adding the action item to outlook calendar - or even a setting control for the user that is add all due dates and a reminder 5 days prior for any action items assigned to me

  • Guest
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    Dec 10, 2019

    I would also Like to be able to add comments.  As the chair to Any Action Item but as a director to my own.

    Also the ability to indicate the percentage complete would be very useful

  • Guest
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    Dec 10, 2019
    One thing that's come up in using BoardPro is a question about how to (or if you can?) add comments to action points so that when the action points are reported back in board papers the person who owns the action point can have their comments or updates reported.  eg "X is away overseas, back mid-February - will follow up then."
     
    Is it possible to add comments to an action point - I can't see how to do this? 
     
    Update: I have subsequently been advised that only the Admin can update the action point.  Surely the person who has been allocated the action should be able to make notes to record updates? 
     
    This shortcoming in functionality significantly reduces the value of the Action Point system.
  • Guest
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    Mar 11, 2019

    Hi BoardPro Team - is this old suggestion going to be implemented? We're still manually having to add tags like "GN 12/03" before comments inside actions to keep track of this.

  • Guest
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    Oct 8, 2018

    How is this enhancement going? It's really frustrating me still, and making a mess of good notes/action point lists as you can see in the attachment.

    I manually enter "GN 9/10 - " before any comments so that it's clear, but it's hard to get a whole business manually following such a practice. As such, there is no clarity on who added the comment or when (see attached).

  • Guest
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    May 9, 2018

    i would like in a single click at an action item to my task list or outlook calendar 

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Add notes to an Action Item

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Often one needs to update an action and give progress information
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