This is my summary of the the time management section of the Action Method introduced by Scott Belsky

1. THE “ACTION METHOD”
A preferred method for Project Management

3. 1001
Things to do

4. 1001 Things to do
But only...

5. 1001 Things to do
But only...
24 hrs/day

6. Time
Management

7. Time Project
Management Management
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8. Mountain of Projects

9. Mountain of Projects
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Dance
Dinn er and

10. Mountain of Projects
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11. Big Qn:
“How can we manage projects
well on a personal level?”

12. Project Management Method

13. Project Management Method

14. What is the “Action Method”?

15. What is the “Action Method”?
[1]

16. What is the “Action Method”?
[1]
[2]

17. What is the “Action Method”?
[1]
[2] [3]

18. Example:
“Organizing Speechcraft”
with a delicious twist

20. [1]
Action Steps

21. Action Steps

22. Action Steps
What? Specific and Concrete Tasks

23. Action Steps
What? Specific and Concrete Tasks
How? Use verbs to start...

24. Action Steps
What? Specific and Concrete Tasks
How? Use verbs to start...
1 person’s responsible per task
Who? (ownership)

25. Example: “Organizing Speechcraft”
Action Steps

26. Example: “Organizing Speechcraft”
Action Steps
No. What Date Who
1) Design and create poster 26/3/11 Me
Type out confirmed
2) program sheet for 28/3/11 Me
Session #1
Collate contacts of Claudia/
3) 26/3/11
participants from... Wenliang

27. Example: “Organizing Speechcraft”
Action Steps
No. What Date Who
1) Design and create poster 26/3/11 Me
Type out confirmed
2) program sheet for 28/3/11 Me
Session #1
Collate contacts of Claudia/
3) 26/3/11
participants from... Wenliang

28. Example: “Organizing Speechcraft”
Action Steps
No. What Date Who
1) Design and create poster 26/3/11 Me
Type out confirmed
2) program sheet for 28/3/11 Me
Session #1
Collate contacts of Claudia/
3) 26/3/11
participants from... Wenliang

29. Example: “Organizing Speechcraft”
Action Steps
No. What Date Who
1) Design and create poster 26/3/11 Me
Type out confirmed
2) program sheet for 28/3/11 Me
Session #1
Collate contacts of Claudia/
3) 26/3/11
participants from... Wenliang

30. Action Steps

31. Action Steps
Software

32. Action Steps
Software Hardcopy

33. Action Steps are very much like...

34. Action Steps are very much like...

35. What is the “Action Method”?

36. What is the “Action Method”?
[1]
Action Steps

37. What is the “Action Method”?
[1]
Action Steps
[2] [3]
? ?

38. What about...
Things that are IMPORTANT but
NON-Actionable (or could be)?

40. [2]
References

41. References
What? Notes, Handouts, Discussions etc.

42. How do we organize them?

43. Example: “Organizing Speechcraft”
References

44. Example: “Organizing Speechcraft”
References
1. Question it How relevant is this?

45. Example: “Organizing Speechcraft”
References
1. Question it How relevant is this?
2. Label it How should I term it?

46. Example: “Organizing Speechcraft”
References
1. Question it How relevant is this?
2. Label it How should I term it?
3. File it Centralize the materials (easy access)

47. References are very much like...

48. References are very much like...

49. What is the “Action Method”?

50. What is the “Action Method”?
[1]
Action Steps

51. What is the “Action Method”?
[1]
Action Steps
[2]
References

52. What is the “Action Method”?
[1]
Action Steps
[2]
References
[3]
?

54. [3]
Backburners

55. Backburners
What?

56. Backburners
What?

57. What do we do with...
Backburners ???

58. Example: “Organizing Speechcraft”
Backburners

59. Example: “Organizing Speechcraft”
Backburners
1. Take Note Record them down

60. Example: “Organizing Speechcraft”
Backburners
1. Take Note Record them down
2. Review Per week or Per month

61. Example: “Organizing Speechcraft”
Backburners
1. Take Note Record them down
2. Review Per week or Per month
3.Turn into “AS” Is it worth it?

62. Backburners are very much like...

63. Backburners are very much like...

64. What is the “Action Method”?

65. What is the “Action Method”?
[1]
Action Steps

66. What is the “Action Method”?
[1]
Action Steps
[2]
References

67. What is the “Action Method”?
[1]
Action Steps
[2]
References
[3]
Backburners

68. “Simplicity is the
Ultimate Sophistication”
-Leonardo Da Vinci

69. Simple
Doable
Effective
I’ve decided to adopt it...
Question is... Will you?

70. References
www.actionmethod.com
www.the99percent.com