Timeboxing time management is commonly used in Agile and Scrum teams to help with efficiency, focus, and improved work

What you'll learn

ADVANCED time management

Find more focus and better concentration

Estimate your deadlines better

Improve personal or team productivity

Requirements

There are no prerequisites for this course - just an open mind and a love for learning and self-improvement

Description

Timeboxing is an advanced time management technique used by modern Agile development and Agile marketing teams as well as world-leading entrepreneurs such as Elon Musk and Bill Gates - and soon, you too!BENEFITS OF USING TIMEBOXING OVER BASIC TIME BLOCKINGYou'll be more organizedYour project will be better plannedIt even primes your body and brain to release energy and be more focused (yes, it's true!)Adds to team transparencyIt helps relieve procrastination like regular calendaring, but also helps to not fall into perfectionism which can make projects fall behindHave more accurate time estimates which help inform your overall business strategyBe more flexible and adaptiveYou'll work faster, and because of that, you'll evolve faster, and your team improves and learns fasterFaster release cycles tied to incremental improvements, and greater efficiencyA VARIETY OF EXAMPLESThe examples in this course range from a small timebox that spans just a few minutes, and as the course continues, you'll get examples of larger and larger timeboxes. This approach will make it simpler for you to learn this technique, and because you'll have plenty of examples, you'll be more likely to find an example that fits your needs.PRACTICAL ADVICE ON WHEN TO USE AND WHEN NOT TO USE TIMEBOXINGTimeboxing isn't for everyone, and it's not to be used all the time. Just like any other tool, it's to be used with discretion, and you must have many different tools in your toolbox to be adaptable and effective. I'll explain which situations are ideal for Timeboxing, and which are not.Invest in your future! Enroll today!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction and welcome

Lecture 1 Introduction and welcome

Lecture 2 Difference between time blocking and Timeboxing

Section 2: Let's start to practice time management with Timeboxing

Lecture 3 Example: Time blocking vs. Timeboxing

Lecture 4 Timeboxing in everyday life

Lecture 5 Ultradian rhythm and cycles to do your most mentally complex work

Lecture 6 Science and biology: how your body responds to work with Timeboxing

Lecture 7 Saying no as a time management boost

Lecture 8 Some blocks will be "reactionary time" to deal with things you don't expect

Lecture 9 When Timeboxing is and isn't ideal

Lecture 10 Finding tasks suitable for Timeboxing

Section 3: Timeboxing a month-long project

Lecture 11 Part one - planning tasks for the month

Lecture 12 Part two - planning tasks for the month

Section 4: Agile and Scrum team productivity and time management with Timeboxing

Lecture 13 Introduction to SCRUM and Agile methodology, and team time management

Lecture 14 SCRUM definitions

Lecture 15 Timeboxing for a larger project (like a SCRUM sprint)

Section 5: Task prioritization as a part of your time management

Lecture 16 Covey's time management matrix from 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Lecture 17 Furthering our thinking in task prioritization with automation, delegation, etc

Section 6: Todo lists combining with time management techniques and the calendar

Lecture 18 Advanced: working from a calendar vs. todo lists vs. hybrid approach

Lecture 19 Proper ways to make to-do lists

Section 7: Conclusion

Lecture 20 Thank you for taking this Timeboxing course - parting words

This course is great for every professional or entrepreneur who wants to be more efficient