It is the responsibility of the project manager to organise priorities for the team members.

You should provide direction on what is the most important task.

You should settle conflicts between activities.

Provide things like the network diagram and critical path of the project to clarify to team members what work is the most important.

The PM should also give their team direction on the requirements for time, cost, scope, and quality.

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Filed under: Cost • Planning • Quality • Scope • Time

Help yourself focus on the first important task in the morning by putting that task on your keyboard before you leave the office the day before.

This reminds you as soon as you arrive that it is the most important thing for you to do.

It helps you to focus on an important task first.
I think better first thing in the morning, so forcing myself to work on that most important task gives me a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction when I complete it.

How do you keep yourself focused?

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Filed under: Planning