You have a deadline looming. How do you keep your workflow under control?

One thing that had helped me a lot is prioritizing task according to ? order of importance or ? time of deadline. It helps you ? stay calm and focused on what’s more important, ? reduce stress ? avoid burnouts

Managing a looming deadline requires a combination of effective planning, prioritization, and focused execution. Here are some strategies to keep your workflow under control when facing a tight deadline: Prioritize Tasks: Identify the most critical tasks that must be completed to meet the deadline. Focus on high-priority items and address less critical tasks later if time allows. Break Down the Project: Divide the project into smaller, manageable tasks. Breaking down the work into smaller components makes it easier to track progress and reduces feelings of overwhelm.

Stress is a natural defense mechanism to keep us alert to possible danger of slippage. Regardless what're your methodologies, projects deadlines are threatening to make your team stressful due to scope changes to overbearing clients' expectations. It's true that deliver of excellent quality under tight deadlines carries a strong risk of stress which, reduces team members’ productivity and efficiency. I advice following steps to cater the work flow: 1. Use risk management strategies. 2. Monitor the critical path with options. 3. Monitor team stresses and provide assistance. When fast-tracking activities or carrying out multiple tasks in parallel, it's more important that everyone knows what's going on horizontally and vertically. MAK

My tips to keep your workflow under control to meet deadlines: Set clear goals and prioritise tasks: Break down the project into smaller tasks and prioritise them based on their importance. Create a timeline: Develop a schedule for when each task needs to be completed to meet the deadline. Eliminate distractions: Minimise interruptions and distractions by setting working hours Take breaks: This can help boost productivity and prevent burnout. Communicate effectively: Keep in touch with team members or stakeholders involved in the project to ensure everyone is working towards the same goal. Use tools and resources: like project management tools, to-do lists, and other resources Stay flexible: be prepared to adjust your plan

Actually I agree, Priority is the principle of progress. Urgency in the first place comes from negligence in prioritising our work load.

I am not the only one as every project manager has been on spot, under the gun with the deadline looming. And then, time's up... MAK Sometimes, Project Managers don't necessarily have the time to focus on the activities in schedule to the same extent that they used to do in normal circumstances for going through a very formal work breakdown structure analysis. Once time is flying, you have to jump on the field and forced to work with certain estimates, as per your experience and learning curves to carry out activities in parallel, rather than sequentially, is vital if project durations are to be minimized. Be ready with out of box thinking, when cycles are getting shorter and shorter all the time... MAK