When it comes to managing information for a project in OneNote I recommend creating a separate notebook for each project at a minimum. Make sure they have the application installed (I recommend using the Desktop version whenever possible due to the depth of features but you can use other versions as well) and are comfortable with the basic navigation of the tool.

No matter how much effort you put into building your knowledge repository in OneNote unless your team is already using the tool, you will have limited success. Let’s go over the key challenges and steps you need to take to use OneNote as a project knowledge repository. If you’re using Microsoft Office 365 then OneNote is already available to you. Makes me shiver just thinking about it.Įnter OneNote. Keeping everyone on the same page and informed with what is going on frequently turns into hours spent creating and sharing meeting minutes, summaries, and then in the worst cases having meetings to discuss the meetings.

If you’ve ever worked on a project (and if you’re reading this article I’d say it’s safe to say you have) then it’s likely you’ve encountered the challenge of sharing information among your team members.

Onenote for project management