I always like to plan my work, but it’s remarkably hard for me.
- How long will a task take?
- What emergencies will erupt, requiring my immediate attention?
- What tasks will get delayed by the customer?
- What tasks will be impossible because of technical issues?
But I went crazy this morning: I made a schedule included some time for all of my 10 projects.
Some new things I did:
- Included time every day for planning.
- Included some short gaps every day for extra stuff that comes up.
- Included two large (3 hour) gaps every week for stuff that has to be moved around.
- Planned work two weeks out.
When I have a scheduling problem, I’ll move things around airline-style: if I have to move a task, I’m just going to move it to some distant date in the future. I’m not going to try to push back every other item on the schedule.
Results from Day 1 (Monday):
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