Monthly Archives: August 2016

Multi-tasking & Productivity

Multi-tasking & Productivity
Does multitasking really increase productivity? Multitasking doesn't always allow for more work to be completed. Early in my career, I observed two types of multitasking. One effectively improved productivity and the other did not improve it.   Effectively Improving Productivity through Multitasking: (1) When performing interrelated actions at work, say for a project, one sometimes…
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Metrics for Work Break Down Structures

Metrics for Work Break Down Structures
Minimum Elements to Include in a WBS: A useful work break down structure identifies 10 minimum elements. The elements are used to arrive at performance metrics for each project. project start date project end date minimum amount of time per day to work on project's critical path tasks task dependencies estimated task duration tracks actual task…
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