Multiple Projects: How Can I Manage Five Projects at Once?

[@HankMiner]

Helpful content, Mike. I divide my day into 4 sections: 5am to 7am- Education/Self Improvement and Day planning; 7am to 10am - What's most pressing (MIT); 10am to Noon - Pressing but not urgent; after Lunch - Important but not urgent. I'm also enough of a realist and recognize that not urgent is not always in my control. I guess I look at it as a combination of various methods I have seen and used over the year.

[@Onlinepmcourses]

Hank, thank you. Always stick with a system that works for you. I divide my day into 3: 5am - 9am for small but important tasks as well as the usual early morning stuff. 9am to 12:30 for the most important things. 1:30 -6pm for secondary stuff. So, not that different in principle!

[@carrielynnsmith5898]

This is the first time a search result on this topic actually seems helpful! Looking forward to trying it to balance my responsibilities and creative projects. Thank you!

[@Onlinepmcourses]

Great to hear!

[@robertmazurowski5974]

For me the problem is context switching between projects, it takes a lot of time and mental energy to switch between several complicated programming projects.

[@Onlinepmcourses]

That's why we should not switch too often. At best, switching is inefficient. At worst, it causes fatigue and errors. The more complex the projects, the stronger the arguments become for doing one at a time.

[@robertmazurowski5974]

@@Onlinepmcourses I can do one at a time, but I am a freelancer and need to make money, I can't do 1 project at a time but more like 3-4. Also I am not a project manager, I spend most of my focus and mental energy on doing the projects which makes it tough to then have focus energy left for project management and there is always delays that destroy my schedule.

[@Onlinepmcourses]

@@robertmazurowski5974 The only way you can make this work is to chunk up your time. I'd make minimum slots of 1/2 day for complex work.

[@unrealillusion87]

@@robertmazurowski5974 I also have the same problem. Delays in one project, destroys the whole planning.. and then i fall back to just working on the project with the customer who screams the loudest.. not good, i know.. i have not found a good solution yet.. doing it for 10 years now :/

[@josephl2027]

I have this issue...

[@polyglotmona]

That sounds liberating. I’ll try that, thank you 🙏

[@Onlinepmcourses]

You're very welcome - good luck!

[@polyglotmona]

@@Onlinepmcourses Danke 💜 thank you 💛 gracias 🧡 merci 💙 grazie 💚 спасибо ❤️

[@thejdab4129]

Only 5? LOL! I've got 22 active projects... one of which has 42 separate locations. If I only had 5 I'd take a nap!

[@Onlinepmcourses]

Ahh, for you, I recommend this video, which is far more detailed on managing multiple projects: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHa4Zad9qq6aqcU

[@ryan0557]

42?! No way ! Oh wow good for you. 42.?!?! That's amazing you must be super popular. you're the shit .I wish I had your abilities. 😢 42.!?!! You'll be CEO /changing the world in no time ! Wow, 42?! Teacher should give you sticker.

[@Onlinepmcourses]

This is a short thought about managing multiple projects. If you like this and want more, I also have a longer, more detailed video: How to Manage Multiple Projects - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHa4Zad9qq6aqcU

[@AlecChalmers]

This was great. So simple, but humans need the obvious stating to them on a daily basis.

[@Onlinepmcourses]

Thank you, Alex.

[@JenEFunworks]

Thank you for this short version this was extremely helpful!

[@Onlinepmcourses]

You're very welcome!

[@martabcfilms]

Reaaaaally good!. Thanks from Barcelona🎉

[@Onlinepmcourses]

Thaaaaank you - from the UK.

[@mudassarmustafai7151]

Very helpful. Thank you

[@Onlinepmcourses]

My pleasure.

[@jagadishag]

Very Useful! Thanks Mike!

[@Onlinepmcourses]

My pleasure!

[@mohamedsaleh5422]

Useful content... Thank you ❤️

[@Onlinepmcourses]

You're welcome.

[@Psyflek]

Very good content!

[@Onlinepmcourses]

Thank you, Marcos.