using f keys to target your party is a good thing if you can do it, that's not a possibility for me personally but if they're available definitely consider them.

i like my party list to the right of where ryuko's hotbar is, and since i'm a hotbar watcher it helps me keep a much closer eye on the party list as opposed to continually looking back and forth to the upper left. in the end though that's not as important as other things.