Do you find that your to-do list keeps growing? Unfortunately, time is finite. But you can manage it better to achieve more. All you need is a bit of know-how, a touch of technology and a few practical strategies under your belt. The trick is to control time and not let it control you!
Strategic Time Management is a professional development course that will develop your schedule management skills and goal setting techniques to help you deliver under pressure.
In this time management course, you’ll explore how to leverage your personality traits to boost productivity, beat fatigue, maintain focus and decline work-related tasks. You’ll also discover how to implement organisation techniques, meet targets, achieve goals, and track your progress.
On completion of this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge required to manage tasks and time to boost your productivity.
Course Structure
Unit - Time Management
Unit 1 – Nature and Scope of Time Management
- Outcomes of good time management
- Importance of good time management at school or college
- Importance of good time management at work
- Importance of good time management at home
- Links to work-life balance
- Work-life balance & health
- Relaxation & reflection
- A few cautionary notes
Unit 2 – Obstacles to Time Management
- Personal barriers
- Identifying your time management personality type
- Firefighter/superhero
- Multitasker or over-committer
- Under-estimator or perfectionist
- Procrastinator or improvisor
- Over-sharer or early bird
- Turtle or researcher
- Conscious and unconscious barriers to time management
- Emotional barriers
- Losing spontaneity
- Needing control
- Task avoidance
- Passive aggression
- Procrastination habits
- Attentional issues
- Needing to be needed
- Not good enough
- The consequences of poor time management
- Poor quality output
- Missed deadlines
- Poor work relationships
- Loss of opportunities
- Damaged personal relationships
- Loss of reputation
- Increased stress levels
- Financial difficulties
- Loss of energy and sleep
- Lowered morale or motivation
- Unhealthy eating habits
- Difficulty making decisions
- Poor work/life balance
- Inability to set, keep or reach personal goals
Unit 3 – Time Management Strategies
- Key strategies
- Planning, setting goals and adjusting smart goals
- Time management at home and at work
- Reserve time for communication
- Develop a schedule that works for you
- Weekly folders
- Encourage other family members to develop schedules
- Organise your home
- Reward yourself for completing tasks
- General tips for students
- Objectives, routine habits, weekly timetable
- Reward system, avoid distractions
- Time management techniques
- Gantt chart
- Pomodoro technique
- 45/15 approach
- Time boxing
- Checklists
- Sequential scheduling – batches
- Critical path analysis and PERT
- Sequencing problems
- Line balancing
- Line of balance
- Basic activity on arrow notation
- Network analysis
Unit 4 – Time Management Assessment Tools
- Time management skills and practices
- Auditing your time
- Benefits of a time audit
- Self-assessment
- Identifying potential timewasters
- Frequent checking of emails
- Unnecessary or overlong meetings
- Working without a timeframe
- Decision overload
- Distractions and phone calls
- Social media
- Disorganisation and clutter
- False starts
- Repetitive actions
- Unimportant tasks
- Inappropriate delegating
- Gossip
- Personal grooming
- Online gaming / apps
- Overlong exercise regimes
Unit 5 – Prioritising Time
- Introduction to prioritising
- How to prioritise
- Techniques for prioritising
- Kanban board
- Covey’s time management matrix
- Moscow prioritising technique
- Workload management skills
- Build in reflection at the start
- Identify tasks
- Identify capacity and capability
- Understand deadlines and milestones to completion
- Establish priorities
- Assign priority tasks first
- Assign hard tasks early
- Check if the workload is achievable
- Find ways to encourage focus
- Discourage long hours
Unit 6 – Maintaining Productivity
- Measuring productivity
- Cost-benefit analysis using the following formula
- Team feedback/peer assessment
- Time tracking
- Profitability
- Get things done
- Customer feedback
- Motivation tools
- Find the right form of motivation
- Identify who needs attention
- Recognise that engagement surveys don’t always work
- Adjust performance review processes
- Encourage collaboration
- Adopt realistic goals
- Prioritise the work/life balance
- Be approachable
- Objectives and key results (OKR)
- Scrum (developing team work)
- Team roles
- Key elements
- Scrum ceremonies
- Maintaining energy levels
Unit 7 – Effective Delegation
- What is delegation?
- Reasons why managers fail to delegate
- How delegation helps with time management
- Problems associated with failure to delegate
- Micromanagement & poor time management
- When to delegate
- Benefits of delegation
- How to delegate
- Provide a definition of success
- Delegation process phase
- Delegation tools
- RACI matrix
- 4D system
- ABCDE system
Unit 8 – Other Time Management Tools
- Changing mindset
- Other time management tools
- Calendars, planners and diaries
- Software planners
- Spreadsheets
- Time tracking software
- Staying on track with calendars & planners
- Review your calendar weekly
- Organise similar activities together
- Prioritise important work for most productive times
- Remove timewasters
- Remove consecutive appointments
- Don’t restrict yourself to pre-set timeslots
- Don’t just use calendars for tasks and events
- Use a coding system
- Decide who can manage calendars
- Use time zones
- Keep your calendar updated
Study Hours
Estimated duration 50 Hours
Course Delivery and Start
Start anytime, self-paced and 100% Online
Assessment
Assessment will be comprised of written exercises, including short-answer questions, reflective tasks, short reports and/or projects. There are no examinations or due dates for assessment. As a result, you can complete training in your own time and at your own pace with the assistance of unlimited tutor support.
Testimonials
I thought the course was very helpful and will use in future to help with my current and future jobs! Thank you!
L. Kerr, Watsonia South VIC | Successful Time Management
I thought the course was easy to follow. I will recommend to my work colleagues
A. Infanti, Liverpool NSW | Successful Time Management
This was a great learning experience and will help me be more productive
R. Stewart, Melton, VIC | Successful Time Management
There was certainly more to this course than I thought there was going to be. The course structure and outline was good and easy to follow. The student portal was easy to navigate. Overall a good learning experience.
Vicki, Cleveland, QLD | Strategic Time Management
Graduation
A Certificate of Attainment and Statement of Results will be issued upon successful completion of this course.
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Course FAQs
Why Choose Australian Online Courses?
- Professional development that is widely recognised and respected;
- Improve your employment opportunities;
- Study online, anywhere via our elearning system;
- High-quality professional development programs written by industry experts;
- All course materials provided online – no textbooks to buy;
- Unlimited tutor support via email;
- We offer twelve (12) months’ access, with extensions available upon application (fees apply);
- Course may be tax deductible; see your tax advisor.
Are there any entry requirements or pre-requisites?
There are no course or subject pre-requisites for entry into our programs. However, our professional development programs are generally intended for people over the age of 18. In some circumstances, enrolments from younger people may be considered. Please complete the AOC Parent Guardian Consent Form prior to enrolling and submit here.
When can I start this course?
You can start within 60 minutes during business hours when you enrol and pay in full with a credit card!
Credit card: Within 60 mins during business hours.
BPAY: Within 1-2 working days.
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How is this course delivered?
This course is delivered online via our easy-to-navigate Learning Management System (LMS), where you will discover interactive online learning/written content, resources and assessment.
Do I need to attend classes or undertake any work placements?
No. All courses are delivered online via our LMS and there are no work placement requirements in this course.
What support can I expect from Australian Online Courses?
Unlimited tutor support is available throughout your studies via email only during business hours Monday to Friday. Our Administrative team are available Monday to Friday via email, live chat and telephone.
I am an international student. Can I enrol into this course?
Yes! We accept enrolments from individuals both within Australia and internationally; location is no barrier to entry into our programs.
Career Pathways
Future growth
Strong
Unemployment
Low
Professional Development for:
- Office Administrators
- Office Managers
- Business Managers
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