In this chapter, we have dealt with the creation of reasonable daily task lists. The purpose of the activity is to manage expectations such that the individual is not overwhelmed by overstuffed task lists nor is given to excessive idling when there is work to be done. This is accomplished by estimating how long each individual task should take using several estimation models, determining how much time is available for tasks, and only adding tasks that can be accomplished within the available time.

In the next chapter, we will see how we can manage deadlines. The chapter describes three problems or obstacles to meeting deadlines and shows strategies to overcome these obstacles.