Personal Productivity

INTRODUCTION

1. Course Objectives

Module:1 Setting SMART Goals

1. The 3 P’s
2. The SMART Way
3. Prioritizing Your Goals
4. Evaluating and Adapting
5. Knowledge Check

Module:2 The Power of Routines

1. What is a Routine?
2. Personal Routines
3. Professional Routines
4. Six Easy Ways to Simplify Your Life
5. Knowledge Check

Module:3 Scheduling Yourself

1. The Simple Secret of Successful Time Management
2. Developing a Tracking System
3. Scheduling Appointments
4. Scheduling Tasks
5. Knowledge Check

Module:4 Keeping Yourself on Top of Tasks

1. The One-Minute Rule
2. The Five-Minute Rule
3. What to do When You Feel like You’re Sinking
4. Knowledge Check

Module:5 Tackling New Tasks and Projects

1. The Sliding Scale
2. A Checklist for Getting Started
3. Evaluating and Adapting
4. Knowledge Check

Module:6 Using Project Management Techniques

1. The Triple Constraint
2. Creating the Schedule
3. Using a RACI Chart
4. Knowledge Check

Module:7 Creating a Workspace

1. Setting Up the Physical Layout
2. Ergonomics 101
3. Using Your Computer Efficiently
4. Knowledge Check

Module:8 Organizing Files and Folders

1. Organizing Paper Files
2. Organizing Electronic Files
3. Scheduling Archive and Clean-Up
4. Knowledge Check

Module:9 Managing E-Mail

1. Using E-mail Time Wisely
2. Taking Action!
3. Making the Most of Your E-mail Program
4. Taking Time Back from Handheld Devices
5. Knowledge Check

Module:10 Tackling Procrastination

1. Why We Procrastinate
2. Nine Ways to Overcome Procrastination
3. Eat That Frog!
4. Knowledge Check

ASSESSMENT

1. Post-Test