Was at an event yesterday where Duane Marshall was presenting the EOS process - Entrepreneur Operating System. Notes will follow. A question came up regarding prioritizing strategic projects and to-do items in light of limited time, resources and money.
Here is how I do it. First, make a list of your goals, projects, and to-do's everything from your most important long range objectives to the "ringing telephones" that are screaming for action. Then, you apply questions like the following to decide what you can accomplish.
Prioritizing is a separate skill from making the list to begin with. Try these questions:
- What should I work on today that will get me closer to my most important, long-range objectives?
- What will give me the biggest return in the shortest amount of time?
- What will provide the most results with the least amount of effort?
- What projects, if left undone, would be a threat to my survival?
- What do my shareholders consider the most important?
- What items on my list would give me an energy boost if I got it done?
- Who would suffer if I don't get this item done today?
- Can I just throw some money at this and make it go away?
Would love to get feedback on what works for You.
