Here's how you can juggle multiple deadlines and still produce top-notch work.

One helpful thing I’ve found is to be clear about the difference between important vs not important. Both can feel urgent. Give a higher priority to items that are urgent AND important. Break down the deliverable into small tasks that you can complete. Focus and finish.

- Break down each project into the smallest meaningful tasks with clear completion metrics. - Estimate the amount of time needed for each task - Prioritize them by urgency, importance, and interdependencies - Dedicate focused, uninterrupted time to spend on a single task before switching to another (some studies show 20-50 minutes is ideal) - Take breaks to refresh your mind, rest, and reduce stress.

Avoid multitasking and re-assess priorities to structure time and work. It's ok to say "no" when multiple priorities need revisiting.

- List down all of the prioritized tasks & break them down further if needed. - Assign them to others and track their progress - Get involved in fixing issues & blockers. - Have clear deadline for each task. - If there is an un solvable blocker deprioritize the task if there are interdepends with other tasks.

In today’s fast-paced work environment, managing multiple deadlines while maintaining high-quality output is crucial. Prioritize effectively: Use the Eisenhower Matrix and add buffers for unforeseen delays. Plan and schedule: Utilize planners or digital tools like Trello. Allocate peak productivity hours for high-priority tasks. Set realistic goals: Aim for SMART goals and anticipate interruptions or new priorities. Eliminate distractions: Create a focused workspace and limit digital interruptions. Focus on quality: Engage in deep work sessions and allocate time for review and revision. Leverage tools: Automate repetitive tasks and delegate where possible. Maintain well-being: Take regular breaks, prioritize sleep, exercise, and nutrition.

I participated in chaotic projects where the lack of planning was a train wreck waiting to happen. Stopping the development to propose a plan aligned with available resources and time always proved to be a game changer. sometimes, "loosing time" for planification is the key to change a project fate or relaunch failed projects.

Be conservative in your estimates of your tasks. Unless it is a common task that has been done before by the team, add some buffer. Keep in mind that the team will only have a few hours per day when they can truly focus. Remember that there will be interruptions and/or unforeseen delays. Sometimes people may be out unexpectedly or need to jump on some new higher priority. Come up with a good plan based on what is currently known. Proactively communicate on progress, especially when there is bad news to share.

Plan like a leader, at the time of planning involve all stakeholders and discuss the requirements in details. Understand the team strength and weakness, utilisation of resources 100% Better plan, helps to the team to deliver as per customer expectation.

Pour gérer plusieurs échéances, décomposez les projets en taches gérables, fixez des objectifs intermédiaires et utilisez un calendrier pour planifier et rester discipliné.

It is essential to know the utilisation of these tools, it gives the clear situation of your task progress and where the team is lacking and having the blockers. These tools gives chance to developer to just focus on there assigned task and delivery only.

That's what I like the agile methodology, it gives chance to follow all agile ceremony and identify any blocker before time. Team can not work in Xylo and each individual has to communicate daily in daily stand ups and explain what he is doing or what went wrong or where he stuck in all aspects. It helps to collaborate with different teams and all stakeholders to bring in a board to discuss about the deadlock situation before delivery and solve it.

Une communication claire et régulière avec votre équipe et vos parties prenantes évite les malentendus et les rushes. Demandez de l'aide et déléguez des taches si nécessaire.

The importance of the "soft skills" in this area is key to success. Even in proven methodologies, resources might be lost in some tasks, or making progress in a wrong direction. When handling people, communication should be a high priority. The ceremonies of agile are good but not always enough: team leaders should have regular meetings with the team, one on one, and not always referred to strict work.

It depends, how much we have involved in our work or we are enjoying, whatever we are doing. If we have pleasure about our work but still feel distract for any personal or professional situations then we need to discuss about our situations with concern authority of our company that will help in all the way.

Minimisez les distractions en créant un environnement calme, utilisant des techniques comme Pomodoro pour maintenir la concentration et protéger votre attention.

This is the story of my life: diagnosed with ADHD a few years ago, I have to force myself to focus on my priorities, but sometimes focusing for more than 15 minutes can be challenging. When I take a new job, I always make this clear: my work is better if interruptions are voluntary and infrequent. I still miss the cubicles of the past, but now, in a more open space, I can still work if no one interrupts me. I have a sign over my desk that says, "Please, do not disturb unless life or death threats," and everyone respects that.

Regularly reviewing projects helps identify areas for improvement. I learned to prioritize tasks better after a missed deadline caused me to restructure my workflow. Analyzing bottlenecks reveals process inefficiencies. Automating repetitive tasks freed up time for me to focus on high-impact work and meet tight deadlines. Learning from experience builds expertise to handle multiple concurrent deadlines. Aligning priorities with outcomes ensures focus. Regularly reassessing my goals helped me reallocate resources to the most critical tasks during a busy period. Continuous improvement is key. Refining my deadline management techniques over time has made me more adept at juggling multiple priorities while delivering excellent results.

Review, rescope, communicate, delegate, identify and resolve blockers, set stakeholder expectations. These are my mantra for situations like this.

Conducting retrospectives is essential for continuous improvement within a team. To make your retrospectives engaging and productive, it’s crucial to engage the team in discussions about what aspects they should continue and what areas need improvement. Encourage the team to prioritize these improvement opportunities and select the top 2-3 pain points to address in the upcoming weeks. By doing so, you can incorporate necessary improvements while maintaining timely delivery.

Réfléchissez régulièrement sur vos projets pour améliorer votre gestion des délais, en identifiant les succès et les points à améliorer pour affiner votre approche.

I loved that in my last job, our retro meetings always started with kudos. We celebrated team members who performed well and also those who faced challenges and made little or no progress. Why kudos for the second group? Because they asked for help, tried their best, or were stuck on difficult tasks that needed better planning. Our scrum master consistently promoted better practices, which enhanced team cohesion and commitment.

Below are a few more considerations: - Decline meetings that do not have agendas. - Avoid unnecessary meetings, they are not an effective use of your time. - Block calendars for dedicated work time, think time/research, and learning. - Don't take on too much work in fear of saying "no".

Your engineers time is very valuable. Do your best to avoid pulling them in ritualistic meetings, have focused meetings and invite only the people who are directly involved in the agenda of the meeting. Do not let the meetings overrun or go into tangential discussions. Frivolous meetings are the biggest killer of productivity.

- Delegate! This saves time and gives you opportunity to concentrate on what is important - seek expert opinion. Don't bashful. You can't know everything! - take time to rest, relax and rejuvenate. One can't be efficient when tired and overworked.

There are two additional items to consider: Reuse components- there are multiple times when similar functionalities are duplicated across multiple distributed systems. It is better to have designers with end-to-end visibility that can identify and advocate for resizability of components and code. Craftsmanship- hiring talented people with attention to details is key in delivering quality product in short timelines. People who get it right the first time.