priority matrix - time management

Priority Matrix

Dr.Premasiri Gamage

Chairman Business Development Centre

Sri Lanka

[email protected]

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Important Deadlines Crisis Pressing important Meeting Emergencies Last minute preparation Dead line driven projects

Relation ship building Personal Development Employee Training Exercise & Health Prevention & planning Recognizing New opportunities

Some E-mails & Phone calls Many interruptions Some popular activities Some meetings

Some phone calls Excessive TV Time wasters Some mails

Important & urgent

• Your boss asked you to prepare a work report deliver

it by the end of the day.

• A medical case that might lead to series problems is neglected

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Important Not urgent

• Finishing your education or your Graduate studies or taking training courses.

• Planning for a tour in the new year season

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Not Important and urgent

• Filling up your car with Fuel

• Having a hair cut or shaving

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Not Important & Not urgent

• Washing the car

• Spending the evening with your friends every day

• Reading the news paper daily

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Business Development Centre

No. 237/59, Polhengoda, Road,

Kirulapana,

Colombo – 05

Tel : 0115-661325

E-mail – [email protected]

priority matrix - time management

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