Time Management during MBA Project

It is very well said that the key to a person’s success is proper planning and effective time management. This holds true for everyone be it any normal graduate student or a post graduate MBA student. Managing the time judiciously will not only help you complete the tasks on time but also, will make you a more organized and a disciplined person. Some tips are listed below to effectively manage your time while working on your MBA project dissertations.

1. Make sure that you know the deadline of submitting the project. There are times when you might have to submit an abstract of the project few months in advance to get the approval for the project topic. Knowing the deadlines will help you schedule the plan in an effective manner.
2. Split your research tasks in more smaller and achievable tasks such as ‘Reading References from Library’, ‘Reading your project related articles on the Web’, ‘Meeting you supervisor’, ‘compiling the project’ etc. From this big list of tasks, identify the tasks which you will do in a day and make a ‘To-Do’ list. Start with the first task and do not jump off to the next task before finishing the first one.
3. With the tasks identified above, allot a specific time for each task. Make sure that the time allotted for each task is realistic. You can place an alarm clock on the study table and set it to go off after certain time duration. Focus on nothing other than the task in hand until the alarm goes off. This will help you motivate and complete the task within the set time limit.
4. Identify what type of a person you are: an early riser or a night owl. Early risers are more productive during day and night owls are more productive during night time. Try to schedule the difficult and complex tasks during your most productive hours.
5. Set aside some weekly goals. You can use calendars for the same and mark the dates on the calendar on which you are going to finish a specific set of tasks.
6. Set aside a designated time for personal works such as doing your part time office work, accessing emails etc.

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