PRIORITIZING TASKS

High Importance Low Importance Task is of low

importance,
Task is of high with high
importance, urgency factor.
with high
urgency These tasks
High Urgency
factor. need to be
completed on
Must be done time.
today & to high
standard. ONLY spend
sufficient time
Action ASAP on them as not
important.
Don’t be
diverted

Task is both
Task is of high
low in
importance,
importance &
but has low
urgency.
urgency
factor.
Discard as
Low Urgency

many of these
By nature long-
tasks as
term so need
possible
to:
because they
cause great
• Set target if
harm to your
none exists.
productivity.
• Break-up
Delegate if they
into chunks
develop
of work
another’s KSA’s.

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