ONLINE: Time Management

Upon successful completion of this course participants will be able to:

• State the key outcomes and goals of effective time management
• Assess your attitudes about your relationship to time and time management
• Employ a time log in ascertaining how you spend your time
• Recognize the common causes of procrastination and identify ways to eliminate your own procrastination
• List the key attributes of effective (SMART) goals and recognize the importance of establishing personal and professional goals
• Identify the key principles of time management (organization, prioritization, and planning) and some common methods for prioritizing tasks (ABC Method and the Eisenhower Method)
• Identify the value and purpose of common time management tools, including scheduling systems (activity logs, action plans, to do lists)
• Differentiate key characteristics of Action Plans and Task Lists
• Identify the steps in the delegation process and recognize guidelines for appropriate task delegation
• Identify strategies for handling daily tasks and distractions, such as e-mail, phone calls, and other interruptions
• List the guidelines for planning effective meetings

This offering is targeted to individuals who meet or exceed the following professional demographics:  

• Entry-level public procurement and central warehouse professionals who serve as assistants, coordinators, buyers, or equivalent functions within their respective entities.   

• Non-procurement managers and supervisors who are responsible for either the procurement function or staff who provide procurement functions under delegated authority.   

• Professionals who are employed by governing entities and special authorities (such as K-12 and higher education, publicly-owned utilities, transportation providers, and other publicly-funded or created organizations) that either serve within or manage the procurement function.  

• Suppliers or representatives of suppliers seeking to understand the public procurement function from a holistic level, including the policies, standards, and procedures by which public entities must function.