Time Management

Conducting a 'time and motion study' is primarily a means of:

What is the best course of action for an email received from a supervisor, whose subject line reads: 'notes from today's meeting'

Classify the following task: arriving on time to a meeting at which one's presence is not necessary

Which of the following statements is/are true?i)Some types of tasks are better suited to certain times of the day than others.ii)It is always better to prioritize 'urgent' tasks above 'important' ones.

Which would be the best atmosphere at the workplace to increase productivity?

Which of the following is NOT an application of a Gantt chart?

Which of these is a principle of Time Management?

When delegating tasks, it is generally a good idea:

Employees who spend most of their time on tasks that are not important, regardless of urgency, will likely eventually experience:

The 'Just-In-Time' approach to production means

True or false? Urgent, unimportant tasks should be privileged over non-urgent, important ones.

The best time to handle routine mail and correspondence is:

Which activity would belong in the category of "not urgent, but important?"

'Pareto Analysis' is also known as the ________ rule.

Which of the following techniques was/were created by Jiro Kawakita?

The best time to make a plan for a new task is:

According to the '5S' approach, which of the following implies keeping your environment clean and clear?

When setting goals for a given project, should one focus on:

What is the best course of action for an email received from a supervisor, whose subject line reads: 'please complete this task within the month.'

When deciding how to delegate tasks among your team, all of the following are important to consider EXCEPT:

A/An ___________ is a specialized chart that exhibits data collected in such a way that important points necessary for the process under improvement can be demarcated.

Attending an impromptu sales meeting at the office is an example of a _____.

In business time-management, what does the acronym PAY stand for?

Taking the time to come up with a contingency plan is:

Which is a way individuals can contribute to good group time management?

Which of the following symptoms could NOT be the result of stress?

Which of the following '5S' tools makes things easier to locate?

True or false? Generally speaking, the most important tasks should be done in the morning, or whenever productivity is at its highest.

All of the following can contribute to under- or over-estimating the amount of time a given task can take EXCEPT:

Classify the following task: meeting the expectations of colleagues or sub-ordinates

Classify the following task: busywork

Which of these techniques is usually associated with the Nominal Group Technique?

It's better to arrive earlier to a meeting, rather than later. True or False?

Which of these is not necessarily a key element of a Time Management plan?

Which of the following can contribute to overall office stress levels?

An example of best practices of effective time management is

Every item is allotted a/an _________ in Time Charts.

A schedule for a complex, weeklong project should be broken down to units no smaller than:

True or false? Only managers can be sure a meeting stays on schedule.

On what basis are the scores allotted in an Action Priority Matrix?i)The effect of the activity that is undertakenii)The time that gets wasted in procrastinationiii)The effort involved in doing the work

All of these would be an acceptable choice when faced with a new task EXCEPT:

When a team members asks for help, feedback, or guidance, one should:

Which activity would belong in the category of "urgent and important?"

Which activity would belong in the category of "not urgent and not important?"

Which is the first step in a Time Management schedule?

Classify the following task: an email from a supervisor marked 'immediate action required'

The 'Pareto Principle' or '80/20 rule' states that:

Which of the following statements is/are true?i)It is generally more efficient to respond to crises as they arise rather than invest time in preventing them.ii)An effective process should never be modified.

For effective time management, SMART objectives should be set. Which of the following is not part of the acronym 'SMART'?

Which of the following statements is/are true?i)A complicated task is best decomposed into a series of discrete, manageable tasks.ii)It is better to switch frequently between concurrent tasks rather than complete them sequentially.