EisenHower/Urgent Important Matrix Excel Management & Word Templates

The EisenHower Matrix uses Urgency & Importance to prioritize and schedule activities.
The Eisenhower Matrix is an invaluable tool to analyze one’s activity/task list into one of four categories and an essential first step in becoming a better time manager and highly effective executive.
Our MS-Word template facilities this and provides three different matrix design options.
However, to derive maximum benefit from the EisenHower/Urgent Important Matrix methodology, you need an active and dynamic task/activities management approach.
This is what our Excel management system offers.
Our Excel tool is a comprehensive management system that allows you to dynamically control, in real time, all aspects of the tasks/activities, using the EisenHower matrix approach, through a single dashboard.

Why use any task/activity tool?

Time is the most valuable resource we have.
Because there is only 24 hours in the day, we all practice time management to some extent.
Highly efficient executives complete a large number of tasks during the working day, while highly effective executives complete those tasks that are important and have a significant impact on how well he/she achieves his/her key goals and objectives. Good time management can frequently be the difference between a highly effective executive and one who struggles to complete important tasks.
Time management refers to organizing, planning, and the utilizing our time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity.
The familiar To Do List is a time management tool that we all use in both our professional and personal life.  The dilemma we face is that the To Do list does not discriminate between the importance, urgency or time required for any of the activities listed.
The EisenHower Matrix addresses this shortcoming. It allows activities to be prioritized and scheduled using defined criteria, i.e., Importance and Urgency.

The EisenHower Matrix is also known as Urgent Important Matrix or the EisenHower Decision Matrix. .

The EisenHower Matrix/Urgent Important Matrix Methodology

For purposes of time management, all tasks and activities can be classified on a scale from very important to not important. Similarly, they can be rated on a scale from very urgent to not urgent.
Important and Urgent Tasks
Logically we should first address those tasks that are most important and most urgent.
Less Important but Urgent Tasks
Other tasks that require urgent attention but are not important can frequently be delegated or assigned to somebody else.
Important but Less Urgent Tasks
There are always tasks that are important but do not require immediate action. These may become major and urgent issues if not addressed in a timely fashion. A highly effective executive balances his/her time between addressing important urgent tasks and equally important tasks that may not have the same degree of urgency. One approach to ensuring that time is made available for these less urgent, but important, tasks is to diary schedule some time on a daily or weekly basis to address these, perhaps during a quieter time of the day or week.
Not Urgent or Important Tasks
Every executive’s in-tray has many task requests that are neither urgent nor important. In many cases these can be postponed indefinitely or ignored.

EisenHower Scheduling Methodology
The EisenHower Matrix analysis suggests four approaches to addressng tasks; Do Now (important – urgent), Schedule (important – not urgent), Delegate (not important – urgent), and Eliminate (not important – not urgent).

Key Features: EisenHower Matrix MS-Word Template

• You get three different designs of the matrix.  These are (a) a text option (b) a graphic option and (c) an a red, green orange version
• Suitable for all versions of MS-Word
• Fully customizable MS-Word template
• Uses only standard Word features
• Each Matrix Word template can be used as a stand-alone document or alternatively be copied and pasted into any Word document or report.
• Once it is pasted into the desired location in the document, it can be edited and customised as a regular part of the document.
• Simple to setup – if you have Microsoft Word, you are ready to go!
• User Guide
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Key Features: EisenHower Matrix MS-Excel Management Template

• All tasks are categorized by Importance and Urgency.
  
• Option to add an additional customized category, e.g. Dept., business/personal, etc. 
• Option to add delegated/assignee for each task
• Current status of each task can be entered and updated, e.g. scheduled, delegated, WIP, etc.
• Slicers are used for dynamic selection and drilldown on the full portfolio of tasks
• Dropdown lists are used to facilitate data entry and to ensure validation.
• Managed from a single dashboard
• Fully customizable MS-Excel template
• Uses only standard Excel features
• Simple to setup – ready to use out of the box!
• User Guide
• Outstanding customer service and support -- just check out what our customers say.
• No Quibble Money Back Guarantee.

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Need Something Different

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