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Chapter 8

Boost Productivity

with Time-Boxing

by Melissa Raff oni

Adapted from Harvard Management Update (product #U99120), De-

cember 1999

Editor’s note: To keep your project on schedule,

you’ll need team members who are focused and

productive. Here are some tips for getting their

calendars—and your own—under control.

Everybody needs more time—but since no one gets more

than 24 hours a day, the only choice is to use those hours

more effectively. One proven technique, time-boxing, in-

volves just three steps.

First, list everything you and your team members

want to accomplish in a given week, month, or quarter.

Include project goals and the tasks necessary ...