“Embrace the Chaos” describes a method for a project manager or product owner to stay on top of things when documenting a multitude of deadlines, issues, and coordination rounds – by embracing the chaos. It is also applicable as a project management method in digital transformation.
In Embrace the Chaos, you don’t even try to separate the individual elements you want to remember into any categories or tools, you just document everything that happens in simple text notes. This creates a large store of knowledge that can be searched for keywords afterwards.
The method requires a certain amount of patience, but if you stick with it, it is a great support to keep the thread in the project work. For example, one can return to what has been discussed or note in advance keywords that will be relevant to future tasks. Logging also works very well as a memory aid; what you write down is usually easier to remember in person.