How do you manage tasks within your work?

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Published on 2010-04-10T10:29:25Z Indexed on 2010/04/10 10:33 UTC
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Just wondering how you all manage your workload effectively when there's a lot of your plate?

What do you do to break it down into bite-size chunks and how do you track progress of each task?

Do you find TDD helps to focus your attention of getting areas of functionality complete before moving onto the next one?

I quite often find myself getting a bit overwhelmed when I have an involving task on the go (even if it can be broken down into lots of small chunks), even though I know I'm more than capable of doing the work.

We have a kind of agile approach

Interested to hear how everyone manages things effectively.

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