{"id":69212,"date":"2022-06-21T15:47:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T19:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=69212"},"modified":"2022-06-24T15:25:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T19:25:29","slug":"how-to-prioritize-tasks-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-prioritize-tasks-in-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prioritize Tasks in the Workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Trying to figure out how to prioritize tasks<\/a> in the workplace? How can the Scrum method help you decide which tasks should be tackled first?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have so many tasks at work that you’re overwhelmed, try using Jeff Sutherland’s Scrum method. In his book Scrum, <\/em>Sutherland teaches readers how to organize their projects by figuring out which tasks will have the biggest impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how to organize and prioritize your tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Prioritizing Work<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When starting a project, Sutherland says the first step is to develop the overall vision you have for your company: what problems you\u2019re going to solve, what you\u2019re going to make, how you\u2019re going to make it. Once you know what you want to build, you must prioritize the things you need to do according to the value they bring to the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how to prioritize tasks in the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assess What Tasks Are Needed and Rank Them<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sutherland says the first thing to do when figuring out how to prioritize tasks in the workplace is to create a task list, or what he calls a \u201cbacklog\u201d: a list of all the things that need to be done to make your vision a reality. The task list should include every possible task that might be needed for the end product. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, with the task list complete, go through the entire list and rank each item by importance. To do so, ask the following questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n