Rozi has been appointed as a project manager at a company X. She is very productive. She takes time management very seriously. She read voraciously on the subject, seek out skilled friends for advice, and has taken online courses to master the latest tactics. To-do lists give her a sense of real satisfaction. This year, however, her productivity was put to the test. After promotion, she took on a project management function in the marketing department. The array of new responsibilities threw her (highly) organized schedule. Combining these with her various side projects and participation in other work initiatives required her to be much more efficient with her time. Truth be told, it wasnt easy. Page 3 of 3 Often, she found herself carrying forward tasks that should be done today to tomorrow, and then the next day, and the day after that. When unfinished personal projects and assignments begin to fall by the wayside, its not a great feeling. Naturally, she went in search of a newer, better productive hack to get back on track. She took the online course; Becoming Indistractible, and finally, she has found a solution. Its called time boxing.

Questions: A. What is time boxing?

B. How can it help a project manager?