Take Control of your Workday with the « M3Z » Method

1 – Become familiar with the « 3 Zones Method »

• Symptoms of poor management tasks
• Benefits of good management tasks
• Why is this method effective
• Difference between an urgent task and a major task
• The skyline concepts
• Define the « 3 Zones Method »
• Analyze the process of the « 3 Zones Method »

2 – Optimize the taskbar configuration in connection with the « 3 Zones Method »

• View and define the taskbar functions 
• The « tasks » form
• Start date or due date?
• Create a task from the taskbar
• Mark a task as completed from the taskbar
• View completed tasks
• Configure the taskbar
• Test the new taskbar settings

3 – Apply the « 3 Zones Method »in Outlook

• Use a drafting convention of the task object
• Follow up on delegated tasks
• Review, edit and postpone tasks

4 – Optimize the tasks file configuration in relation with the « 3 Zones Method »

• Read the tasks file
• Use predefined Outlook views
• Create custom views

5 – Become familiar with the email management process

• The impact of emails in our work reality
• Analyze the email management process

6 – Apply the email management process

• Turn your emails into tasks
• Insert an email in a task
• Insert hyperlinks in a task
• Use trace flag « Flag » to mark a message
• Keep track of sent messages
• Use the « processed message » file
• Group your Outlook items by category
• Use the quick actions
• Create rules

Prerequisites
For current users of the classic version of Outlook. Know the basics of e-mail management and the Outlook interface.

• Complete manual with step-by-step explanations
• Exercise worksheets seen in class
• Training Certificate
• Recognition Badge that you can share on your LinkedIn page
• Post-training follow-up offered for 6 months