{"id":1674,"date":"2017-03-01T11:40:43","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T11:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/?p=1674"},"modified":"2023-10-25T14:52:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T14:52:44","slug":"raise-your-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/raise-your-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Raise your productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ThinkstockPhotos-503276472.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1675 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ThinkstockPhotos-503276472-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Practical Projects\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ThinkstockPhotos-503276472-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ThinkstockPhotos-503276472-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ThinkstockPhotos-503276472-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>By Trish Thurley, Master Trainer Project Management<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cUK productivity gap widens to worst level since records began \u2013 growing gulf means UK workers produce significantly less per hour than G7 average\u201d. The Guardian, Feb 2016.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a real concern for UK companies hoping to compete in a global market post-Brexit. In his book \u2018Productivity Through Project Management\u2019, James A. Ward (May 2007) asserts that productivity has always depended on competent project management.<\/p>\n<p>Honing your skills in project management is a sure-fire way of: doing more with less\u2026 less time, less resources and less money. Whether an everyday, off the side of your desk or larger-scale project.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Invest one to save 20!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u00a0strongly believes that the thinking tools inherent in project management save me up to 20 hours in a typical week when investing just one hour. This invaluable investment also:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduces stress.<\/li>\n<li>Ensures you work smarter, not harder.<\/li>\n<li>Avoids letting people down, you simply get stuff done.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are my five top tips on increasing your productivity on your everyday projects:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Invest quality time in setting a clear goal &#8211; write it down.<\/li>\n<li>Be clear what \u2018successful\u2019 and \u2018finished\u2019 looks like.<\/li>\n<li>Set achievable small steps in priority order.<\/li>\n<li>Remove distractions (phone, pop-ups, social media) and power through the small steps \u2013 making sure you can focus on the top 5 priorities.<\/li>\n<li>Reward yourself when you achieve them!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Developing your project management skills:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/indigobusiness.co.uk\/Workshop\/practical-projects\">Practical Projects&#x2122;<\/a> &#8211; Do more with less and understand the fundamentals of project management. <a href=\"https:\/\/indigobusiness.co.uk\/Workshop\/practical-projects\">More\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/indigobusiness.co.uk\/Workshop\/managing-projects\">Managing Projects&#x2122;<\/a> &#8211; Building on from Practical Projects&#x2122; to give a complete \u2018toolkit\u2019 for delivering results in a planned, measured and organised way. <a href=\"https:\/\/indigobusiness.co.uk\/Workshop\/managing-projects\">More\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><script src=\"\/\/m.addthis.com\/live\/red_lojson\/300lo.json?si=597b3d72bf78bcf7&amp;bkl=0&amp;bl=1&amp;pdt=342&amp;sid=597b3d72bf78bcf7&amp;pub=ra-4e0c37a74596f7e1&amp;rev=v7.15.4-wp&amp;ln=en&amp;pc=men&amp;cb=0&amp;ab=-&amp;dp=blog.indigobusiness.co.uk&amp;fp=your-projects-failed-youre-failed%2F&amp;fr=tag%2Fagile-project-management%2F&amp;of=0&amp;pd=0&amp;irt=1&amp;vcl=2&amp;md=0&amp;ct=1&amp;tct=0&amp;abt=0&amp;cdn=0&amp;pi=1&amp;rb=2&amp;gen=100&amp;chr=utf-8&amp;colc=1501248883006&amp;jsl=1&amp;uvs=597b3aafed73d81700a&amp;skipb=1&amp;callback=addthis.cbs.oln9_0035459412580444160\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><a href=\"https:\/\/indigobusiness.co.uk\/Workshop\/agile-project-fundamentals\">Agile Project Fundamentals&#x2122;<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; focuses on the practical steps needed to run, or play a part in, an Agile project. 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