Time Management

BBA 300

Time Management Project

Time is one of a manager’s most valuable resources.  People who effectively manage their time are more successful on the job and have a greater chance of career advancement.

The term time management refers to techniques designed to enable people to get more done in less time with better results.  The first step to successful time management is to determine current time use.  People often do not realize how they waste their time until they analyze time use.

The time log is a daily diary that tracks activities and enables a person to determine how time is used.  For the next two weeks you will track your daily use of time. Try to keep the time log with you throughout the day.  Try not to go for longer than one hour without filling in the log.  Beside each time write the activity completed.  For example, on the 8:15 line, record the activity completed from 8:00 to 8:15.

                                     Week                                           Activity

                                     9/10                              Maintain a time log

                                     9/17                            Maintain a time log

                                     9/24                             Analyze time logs

                       10/1                                  Assessment

Time Management Project

Analyze the daily time logs that you have recorded for the last two weeks by answering the following questions:

1.      Review the time logs to determine how much time you are spending on your primary responsibilities. How do you spend most of your time?

2.      Identify areas where you are spending too much time.

3.      Identify areas where you are not spending enough time.

4.      Identify major interruptions that keep you from doing what you want to get done.       How can you eliminate them?

5.      Identify...