101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them

15. How do I handle my day-to-day tasks along with managing a project?

Depends on:

Whether you have a small or a significant number of other responsibilities

Determining Your Available Time

There are two aspects to this issue—the short term and the long term. In the short term, keeping up with your responsibilities starts with preserving at least a little slack time in your schedule. To ensure this, review your daily schedules at least a day or two out and protect a small amount of open time in both the morning and the afternoon for dealing with unanticipated needs. At the end of a day of back-to-back meetings, you will undoubtedly have a number ...