Ivy Lee Method

1. At the end of today, write down the 6 most important tasks for tomorrow and rank the tasks in order of priority.

2. Tomorrow, start with the first task on the list and don't stop until it's done. Work on one task at a time.

3. Take breaks between tasks. Review and change priorities if necessary.

Any tasks not completed today should be included in your 6 tasks for tomorrow (or another day as priorities dictate).

Consider breaking jobs into smaller tasks if it proves impossible to complete 6 tasks in a day.

Make sure you define 'done'. e.g. If you need to record your time spent on each task, do it as part of the task, don't waste time trying to remember what you did later in the week.

1-3-9 Method

• 1 High-Priority Task

• 3 Medium-Priority Tasks

• 9 Low Priority Tasks

Eisenhower Matrix

MoSCoW Method

• M - Must have - critical to the current delivery timebox

• S - Should have - important but not necessary for delivery in the current delivery timebox

• C - Could have - desirable but not necessary

• W - Would have - either drop or reconsider for inclusion in a later timebox (sometimes framed as Won't have)

ABCDE Method

• A - Must do

• B - Should do

• C - Nice to do

• D - Delegate

• E - Eliminate

Bibliography