Priority model for time management

Here is a simple priority model for showing which project or task is your highest priority. Projects or tasks with both High Importance and High Urgency are in the upper right or HIHU quadrant. You (should) work on items that are in the HIHU quadrant before working on other things.

You might ask when do we work on the other quadrants? Simple, when the HIHU quadrant is empty, then we go to the HU quadrant to complete those items. The HI and LILU quadrants should be scheduled as much as possible so as to allocate time for them.

Yes, there are times when items are in the HIHU quadrant but you work on items in other quadrants, especially when you need a change of pace or when you are waiting on something external to happen to the items. This model is not a cast in iron law. It merely helps you visually see which items are the most important and urgent and prioritize accordingly.