Learn To Manage More Effectively With Priority Matrix
If you haven’t heard already, a Wired Magazine journalist’s iCloud account was hacked into last Friday, creating shockwaves in the tech world and shedding some light on questionable security measures. Through exploitation of the AppleCare Technician procedures and some dot-connecting between various online accounts, an anonymous party known only as “Phobia” found their way into…
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 moreIn certain cases, you may experience problems registering for Priority Matrix for Windows. One of the likely cause is that your computer does not recognize our security certificate. To get around this: 1) Point your browser to https://sync.appfluence.com 2) On the top, near the URL, there’s a lock icon, tap on it and choose to accept…
Read moreSo you’ve already got your to-do list with all of your tasks laid out, in typical task management fashion. How do you know what to work on first? Obviously, deadlines will be the key determining factor, but when you are having trouble starting your work, here are some criteria that you can base your decision on:…
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Let’s face it- you don’t always work as fast as you know you can, or aren’t quite as mentally involved in your work as you want to be. When you are working at your best, and are “fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and success in the process of the activity,”…
Read moreBeing productive involves putting yourself in a situation in which you can work best. Hopefully for you, this includes being happy! While we usually focus on concrete things to immediately improve personal productivity, sometimes we can overlook the bigger things that may also have an effect, such as happiness in life. So I’ve looked up…
Read moreThank you, Priority Matrix users! You’ve helped us get into the Top 10 iPhone Productivity apps in the iTunes store! We’re super excited that we’re the top iPhone task management app right now in the US. If you haven’t downloaded it yet, click here! We’re also in the Top 10 Productivity apps in 34 40 international…
Read moreWe often talk about how to achieve productivity, but never about what it actually is. So today, let’s discuss the broad definition of productivity, as well as a more specific variant, labor productivity/workforce productivity. Although personal productivity is generally more our focus, the different types of productivity are not entirely unrelated. The general definition of…
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 moreUsing the principles we explained in What is Scrum?, we can use Priority Matrix to create a daily or weekly status report that contains every action item that we deal with on a regular basis. This allows you, your team, or your supervisor to see exactly what everyone has been contributing. Here is one example of how…
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