Time management Tips

Organisation
Regardless of the project you’re working on, you should always have a general organisation idea. To do so, use the method: Plan Do check Act (PDCA)

Plan – take time to think to define the objectives, the resources etc
Do – Implement the plan
Check – Evaluate the results
Act – React to improve the results and start a new cycle.
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Put first thing first
Every organisation involves some sort of hierarchy: make the difference between important tasks and important tasks. Urgent taks can be defined with the deadlines, the importance and the stakeholders (eg. Clients, manager …

Have achievable objectives
Give yourself shirt, middle and long-term objectives. The benefits and expected results should help you define the interests and order in which to do the tasks. This is your plan of action.

Plan
The aim is to prepare a schedule: a list of all the activities detailing the deadline and the people involved

Communicate and delegate
If you work in a team, you need to make sure that you communicate effectively and delegate the tasks that only require your supervision.

Learn how to say no
If someone asks you to do something that doesn’t help achieve your objectives, say no. Don’t let the phone calls, meetings or emails distract you

Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today
If you have time to do something today, you should do it or you will easily waste time postponing.

Keep your spirits up
You’re presenting and the projector breaks, you’re in a hurry and there are traffic jams. It happens to everyone. So whatever happens, keep your spirits up.