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Category Archives: multitasking
What I Wish I’d Said for the Lightning Talk: 100% Utilization
I did decide to talk about how we got started on 100% utilization and what to do about it. I didn’t say everything I wanted to say, so here is what I wish I’d said: How 100% Utilization Got Started … Continue reading
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Tagged 100% utilization, change, conference, context switch, meetings, multitasking, talk
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The Silent Project Killer Posted
My Gantthead.com column has been up for a couple of weeks, but I was too busy traveling to notice :-(. The Silent Project Killer column is up. Enjoy!
Posted in agile, column, gantthead.com, multitasking
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Costs of Multitasking
I’m trying to describe the costs of multitasking. Here’s what I’ve got so far: There are three parts to multitasking: Stopping the work you’re doing. The stopping cost is the time it takes to mark your place, save your … Continue reading
Convincing Management That Context Switching Is a Bad Idea
A few weeks ago, I republished an article originally published in Better Software: Convincing Management That Context Switching Is a Bad Idea on the AYE site. I’d received no feedback about the article when it was published, so I … Continue reading
Managing Multi-Tasking in a Small Group
A reader sent me email with this question: “We have a group of four people (3 developers and a tester). We work on 4 products, releasing one about once a month (each product is released once a quarter). The … Continue reading
Making the Problems of Multitasking Real
Clarke Ching’s Multitasking MAKES YOU STUPID is another great article. But when I teach PMs or coach managers, they say, “I need to multitask to get things done.” Or, they say, “I’m ok with multitasking.” Even smart people think … Continue reading
The Manager’s First Role: Prioritization [grid::brand]
At a recent presentation, (Managing the Management Balancing Act) I discussed the problems of multi-tasking. I received this feedback: Johanna, I have to say that I think you are off the path in terms of “multiple projects.” 1) Organizations … Continue reading
Managing Multi-Tasking
After my presentation last night at the Detroit PMI chapter, an attendee asked me, “Is context switching really as bad as you say it is?” Yes, it is. I believe Weinberg’s estimate of losing 10-20% of possible work-time every … Continue reading
Dealing with Multi-tasking
I’m at the Software Development conference this week. One of the hot topics I discussed in my presentations and with attendees during and after the talks were about context switching and multitasking, Focused Performance and Breakthrough Thinking on Worker Productivity … Continue reading
Posted in multitasking
Tagged multitasking, productivity, project portfolio management
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