GIRI forum: Time is of the essence. How can we plan our time to avoid error?

The last in this series of discussion forums focussed on the relationship between time management and error reduction.
“We never have time to get it right” was a key finding from GIRI’s research, and the modern construction industry is characterised by constant time pressure. This forum unpackaged the thorny issue of time management, to expose the link between time and error.
Agenda
This interactive session began by inviting participants to consider an idealised construction industry, to identify how they should be spending their time. They then compared this with how they actually do spend their time, and identified if, and why, these are different.
The Eisenhower Matrix was introduced; a process by which tasks and activities are classified based on their relative importance and relative urgency, and group discussion explored how this matrix relates to the GIRI root-causes of error and what it reveals about the construction industry.
Breakout groups were used to discuss practical measures that create the capacity to plan, think and pause, then participants considered delegation, and automation, in particular asking why these are so difficult to achieve when everyone is busy. Structured group discussions explored how we can best use our time now, in order to reduce error in the future.
The workshop concluded with participants sharing their individual reflections on how organisational cultures can influence the way a project manages its time, drawing together the key priorities to effectively manage time pressures and thereby create the conditions to prevent error.
Background reading
The Eisenhower Matrix: todoist.com/pr...
Flexible working in Construction (News Article): www-bbc-com.cd...
How to multiply your time (TEDx Talk): • How To Multiply Your T...
Managing the Hyperactive Hive Mind (A world without email): • A World Without Email ...
The battle between the present and the future: • Daniel Goldstein: The ...
Take ownership of your future self (Harvard Business Review): hbr.org/2020/0...
Past present and future self: www.spsp.org/n...
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