Priority matrix
Priority matrix: house jobs this month
Plan it
Do this week
Do now
Later
Plan it
Do this week
Drop it
Later
Squeeze in
Can wait
Soon
Urgent
Very important
Important
Nice to have
Fix the leaking hot-water tap
Renew home insurance (due Fri)
Book the car service
Pay council rates
Save for a new roof
Clean gutters before storms
Repaint the fence
Sort the garage
Return library books
Reorganise the spice rack
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What a priority matrix is
“Prioritization is the activity that arranges items or activities in order of urgency.”
Types of priority matrix
When to use a priority matrix
Decorating
Sort house jobs by how important and how urgent they are, so the leaking tap gets done first.
Planning
Nine boxes show what to do now, this week, later, or not at all.
Choosing
When everything feels urgent, place each job in a box and the order sorts itself out.
How to make a priority matrix
- 1Draw the gridPriority matrix: house jobs this monthPlan itDo this weekDo nowLaterPlan itDo this weekDrop itLaterSqueeze inCan waitSoonUrgentVery importantImportantNice to have
- 2Place the urgent onesPriority matrix: house jobs this monthPlan itDo this weekDo nowLaterPlan itDo this weekDrop itLaterSqueeze inCan waitSoonUrgentVery importantImportantNice to haveFix the leaking hot-water tapRenew home insurance (due Fri)
- 3Place the restPriority matrix: house jobs this monthPlan itDo this weekDo nowLaterPlan itDo this weekDrop itLaterSqueeze inCan waitSoonUrgentVery importantImportantNice to haveFix the leaking hot-water tapRenew home insurance (due Fri)Book the car servicePay council ratesSave for a new roofClean gutters before stormsRepaint the fenceSort the garageReturn library booksReorganise the spice rack
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