Time Management Exercise: Detailed Schedule Analysis and Reflection

This practical assignment presents a time management exercise conducted over six days, analyzing a student's daily schedule. The exercise involves creating detailed work plans for each day, assigning priorities to various activities, and calculating points based on the method of accomplishment. Each day's plan includes time slots, activity descriptions, assigned priorities, and points. The student reflects on the process, highlighting the challenges of prioritizing tasks and managing time effectively. The student utilized excel to calculate the estimated activities, timelines, points, and other factors. The final section summarizes the total points accumulated across all days and provides a personal reflection on the exercise, emphasizing the importance of schedule management in both personal and professional settings. The analysis emphasizes the importance of schedule management for project management, time allocation, and activity prioritization.

Running head: TIME MANAGEMENT EXERCISE
Time Management Exercise
Name of the Student:
Student ID:
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1TIME MANAGEMENT EXERCISE
Work Plan for Monday
Work Plan Points
Priority Method Accomplishment Priority Points 52
Activity Priorit
y
Points Method of Accomplishment Points Time Activity Points Method Points 84
1 B 5 A 6 09:00-09:30 AM 1 2.5 Accomplishment Points -19
2 C 3 Y 10 09:30-10:00 AM 1 2.5 Total Points 117
3 C 3 T 10 10:00-10:30 AM 2 5
4 C 3 D 8 10:30-11:00 AM 4 5
5 A 10 P 8 11:00-11:30 AM 6,7 -5
6 B 5 A 6 11:30-12:00 PM 10,7 -5
7 B 5 Y 10 12:00-12:30 AM 5,7 -7.5
8 C 3 T 10 12:30-1:00 AM 5,7 -7.5
9 A 10 D 8 01:00-1:30 AM 8,9 -7.5
10 B 5 P 8 01:30-02:00 AM 8,9 -7.5
52 84 2:00-2:30 AM 3 1
02:30-03:00 AM 3 1
3:00-3:30 AM 3 1
03:30-04:00 AM 3 1
4:00-4:30 AM 3 1
04:30-05:00 AM 3 1
-19

2TIME MANAGEMENT EXERCISE
Work Plan for Tuesday
Work Plan Points
Priority Method Accomplishment Priority Points 42
Activity Priorit
y
Points Method of Accomplishment Points Time Activity Points Method Points 84
11 C 3 A 6 09:00-09:30 AM 11 5 Accomplishment Points -14
12 C 3 Y 10 09:30-10:00 AM 13,17 -7.5 Total Points 112
13 B 5 T 10 10:00-10:30 AM 13,17 -7.5
14 B 5 D 8 10:30-11:00 AM 13,17 -7.5
15 B 5 P 8 11:00-11:30 AM 13,17 -7.5
16 B 5 A 6 11:30-12:00 PM 14 1.5
17 B 5 Y 10 12:00-12:30 AM 14 1.5
18 C 3 T 10 12:30-1:00 AM 14 3
19 B 5 D 8 01:00-1:30 AM 12 1.25
20 C 3 P 8 01:30-02:00 AM 12 1.25
42 84 2:00-2:30 AM 12 1.25
02:30-03:00 AM 12 1.25
3:00-3:30 AM 14,18 -5
03:30-04:00 AM 15 5
4:00-4:30 AM 16,20 -5
04:30-05:00 AM 20 5
-14

3TIME MANAGEMENT EXERCISE
Work Plan for Wednesday
Work Plan Points
Priority Method Accomplishment Priority Points 36
Activity Priorit
y
Points Method of Accomplishment Points Time Activity Points Method Points 84
21 C 3 A 6 09:00-09:30 AM 21 1.25 Accomplishment Points -10
22 B 5 Y 10 09:30-10:00 AM 21 1.25 Total Points 110
23 C 3 T 10 10:00-10:30 AM 21 1.25
24 C 3 D 8 10:30-11:00 AM 21 1.25
25 C 3 P 8 11:00-11:30 AM 22 2.5
26 B 5 A 6 11:30-12:00 PM 22 2.5
27 C 3 Y 10 12:00-12:30 AM 23 2.5
28 C 3 T 10 12:30-1:00 AM 23 2.5
29 C 3 D 8 01:00-1:30 AM 24,28 -5
30 B 5 P 8 01:30-02:00 AM 24,28 -5
36 84 2:00-2:30 AM 25,28 -5
02:30-03:00 AM 25,28 -5
3:00-3:30 AM 26 2.5
03:30-04:00 AM 26 2.5
4:00-4:30 AM 27,30 -5
04:30-05:00 AM 27,30 -5
-10

4TIME MANAGEMENT EXERCISE
Work Plan for Thursday
Work Plan Points
Priority Method Accomplishment Priority Points 40
Activit
y
Priority Points Method of
Accomplishment
Points Time Activity Point
s
Method Points 84
31 C 3 A 6 09:00-09:30 AM 31 2.5 Accomplishment Points 10
32 B 5 Y 10 09:30-10:00 AM 31 2.5 Total Points 134
33 B 5 T 10 10:00-10:30 AM 32 1.25
34 B 5 D 8 10:30-11:00 AM 32 1.25
35 C 3 P 8 11:00-11:30 AM 32 1.25
36 B 5 A 6 11:30-12:00 PM 32 1.25
37 C 3 Y 10 12:00-12:30 AM 33 5
38 B 5 T 10 12:30-1:00 AM 34 5
39 C 3 D 8 01:00-1:30 AM 35 5
40 C 3 P 8 01:30-02:00 AM 36 1.5
40 84 2:00-2:30 AM 36 1.5
02:30-03:00 AM 36 2
3:00-3:30 AM 36,39 -5
03:30-04:00 AM 37,39 -5
4:00-4:30 AM 38,39 -5
04:30-05:00 AM 40,39 -5
10

5TIME MANAGEMENT EXERCISE
Work Plan for Friday
Work Plan Points
Priority Method Accomplishment Priority Points 41
Activity Priority Points Method of Accomplishment Points Time Activit
y
Points Method Points 84
41 C 3 A 6 09:00-09:30 AM 41 5 Accomplishment Points -10
42 B 5 Y 10 09:30-10:00 AM 42 -15 Total Points 115
43 C 3 T 10 10:00-10:30 AM 43 5
44 C 3 D 8 10:30-11:00 AM 44 2.5
45 A 10 P 8 11:00-11:30 AM 44 2.5
46 C 3 A 6 11:30-12:00 PM 45 -15
47 C 3 Y 10 12:00-12:30 AM 46 2.5
48 B 5 T 10 12:30-1:00 AM 46 2.5
49 C 3 D 8 01:00-1:30 AM 47 2.5
50 C 3 P 8 01:30-02:00 AM 47 2.5
41 84 2:00-2:30 AM 48 -15
02:30-03:00 AM 49 5
3:00-3:30 AM 50 1.25
03:30-04:00 AM 50 1.25
4:00-4:30 AM 50 1.25
04:30-05:00 AM 50 1.25
-10

6TIME MANAGEMENT EXERCISE
Summary Work Plan
Day Points
Monday 117
Tuesday 112
Wednesday 110
Thursday 134
Friday 115
Total 588
Reflection
I accomplished the above analysis using the excel sheet attached with the solution. The list of the activities and priorities being mentioned in the
various activities were initially very tough for me. Further, clearly understanding the concepts of the question and thoroughly going throughput the entire
requirement, I felt it easy to develop the plans for the different activities as mentioned above. Schedule management is a crucial activity for the personal and
professional deployment of the activities whether it is personal life or management of the project. Cruciality makes it concerning factor for the schedule
management assuring that the all the activities are being managed, manipulated, and altered as per the requirement of the project. The different figures of the
working hours and responsibilities makes the questions very complex to be deployed however, I used the basic calculation tools of the Excel for calculating
the estimated activities, timelines, points, and other factors as it was asked in the requirement file. The schedule management for the project manager is one of
the greatest challenges for delivering the entire project within the estimated constraint and same can be seen in the difficulty level for understanding every
activity and calculating the points accordingly. Based on the information related to the activities and the daily scores, the calculation was made for calculating
the total score as presented in the summary table of this paper. The above tables are the answers of the activity plan developed considering the time and
activities of all the days operations.