Learn To Manage More Effectively With Priority Matrix
Everything you ever wanted to know about Priority Matrix apps, productivity, & team management.
What is Project Management? Definition of Project Management Project Management is working with a team, or multiple teams in different concentrations in order to plan a project while managing a company’s resources to accomplish all the tasks that constitute a project. As a result, it is important to accomplish the project on a schedule and…
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President Eisenhower reportedly managed his tasks by categorizing them into a 2×2 matrix – Importance x Urgency. We describe this method as the Eisenhower Method or the Eisenhower Matrix. This article describes what the Eisenhower Matrix is, how to use it, and briefly introduces Priority Matrix software as a solution to managing it. Why Use the Eisenhower…
Read moreWe have mentioned GTD (Getting Things Done) by David Allen before, but we haven’t explained the methodology behind the world-famous “work-life management system.” GTD has inspired a plethora of software tools, books, apps, classes, websites, and seminars based on its methodology. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity is the title of a bestselling…
Read moreToday, I want to discuss another widely-used technique to improve productivity. This idea is called lean production, lean manufacturing, lean methodologies, lean enterprise, or even just “Lean.” Lean often refers to improving manufacturing processes’ efficiency, but Lean is more than that. Its philosophy is about eliminating waste in all forms to make a process or…
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At a company that focuses on helping to increase personal productivity, I’ve picked up on several different methods that people use to work faster or better. A range of different ideas presents themselves as the premier concept to improve your productivity, but how do you find the right one for you? Clearly, user testimonials will…
Read moreFinding the best to do list template app or software is a difficult task, given all of the choices available these days. First, you need to find out what kind of to do list template suits your style of working. There are many different ways to create a to do list, and I want to lay some…
Read moreOn the heels of our previous post (Making a status report with Priority Matrix), I just wanted to talk about different formats that you might use for an employee weekly status report template. We’ve compiled a few templates from other sources below. Before digging deeper, let’s also review WHY you’d want to make a weekly…
Read moreDesign thinking is a methodology that encourages the use of empathy, creativity, and collaboration in solving problems or generating ideas. Companies like IDEO use design thinking as a foundation for their design consulting services, and these methods have relatively recently made its way into higher education. Stanford University, Northwestern University, and UC Berkeley are just a…
Read moreWhat is SWOT analysis? This is a method taught in business school and used by aspiring managers to visually organize and describe the competitive landscape. If you want to learn how to conduct a SWOT analysis using software, here’s a video tutorial on how to conduct a SWOT analysis with Priority Matrix. Otherwise, in this post,…
Read moreIn recent years, agile methodologies have taken root in the software development world thanks to the popularization of techniques like Scrum or Kanban. At Appfluence, we try to ‘eat our own dog food’, and we use Priority Matrix to organize and plan our work. In the past few weeks, we have taken the approach of…
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