Questionnaire: Your Time Management Type, Lecture notes of Productivity and Time Management

Download Questionnaire: Your Time Management Type and more Lecture notes Productivity and Time Management in PDF only on Docsity! Based on Barger & Kirkby 1995 Questionnaire: Your Time Management Type The following multiple choice quiz will help you identify your time management type. The quiz is made up of 15 questions - please answer all questions. You may find it hard to choose between some of the responses. Pick the response that is most like you most of the time. Don't worry if some of the questions seem repetitive. They are designed to cover slightly different aspects of your behaviour in a variety of situations. It's important that you respond to the questions honestly, rather than responding how you think you ought to. Also, try to answer in line with your natural responses rather than in the way you may try to behave. Q1 When working or studying do you...? A Focus on completing tasks in a logical, step by step order B Tend to flit between tasks Q2 When you have work to do, do you ...? A Like to get started on things quickly B Often procrastinate Q3 When starting a project or assignment do you...? A Plan for the short and long term B Rarely plan in advance and find the deadline pushes you into starting work Q4 When working on a project or assignment do you ...? A Structure your time, and like to stick to this structure B Handle surprises and last-minute changes easily - and even enjoy them Q5 What does your desk or workplace usually look like? A Tidy, organised, with everything put away according to your filing system. B Untidy, with papers in piles which look random, but you can usually find things. Q6 When working through a project or assignment do you...? A Work steadily and consistently on it B Move into a higher gear as the deadline approaches Q7 When planning a project or assignment do you...? A Break down tasks into goals and sub tasks, as a means of getting things done B Use to-do lists, but frequently re-write lists and often ignore them Q8 When attempting individual tasks do you...? A Generally follow through consistently B Start tasks but not always finish them Q9 When working do you...? A Prefer to work within rules and structures B Feel confined by rules and structures Q10 When trying to complete a task do you...? A Find you can manage the length of time you spend on a task according to your plan B Find tasks often take far longer than you'd estimated Q11 When working on a project do you... A Like to set and reach goals B Change goals as you go along - if you set goals at all Q12 When starting a project or assignment do you...? A Like to make firm decisions about the project as soon as possible B Resist making firm decisions about things too soon Q13 When working through tasks do you...? A Dislike surprises and interruptions B Need surprises and variety to maintain your interest in the work Q14 When working on a project or assignment do you ...? A Often complete projects step-by-step and in advance of deadlines B Act spontaneously and sometimes appear to have no plan of action Q15 Once you have completed a project do you often feel...? A Satisfied that you have achieved your goals B Relieved it is finished but regretful that you didn't start the work sooner