Multitasking Game

Multitasking Game

Use this game to gain a deeper understanding of the impact of multitasking on cycle times and efficiency.

You have a blue and a green document to review as quickly as possible. Press Start to drag them through the maze, a chapter at a time. After you've completed both documents, you'll do the same thing again -- this time switching back and forth between the documents. The timer for each run starts when you begin dragging the blue binder.
 
The Single-Tasking Advantage
Cycle time reduction:
Efficiency improvement:
Note: touch-based dragging may not work on some browsers. On Microsoft Edge, go to the URL "about:flags" and enable touch events.

Multitasking Game

Much has been written about the evils of multitasking. If you think multitasking isn’t a big deal, if you don’t see how it affects you, try this multitasking game, similar to the Confetti Factory discussed in the book. This kind of productivity improvement is at the heart of the Billion Dollar Solution. The game hasn’t been tested on all browser types, so let me know how it works on yours. Note: the approach (click-unclick-drag rather than click-drag) is a little odd, do to how Firefox works, but hopefully not too much trouble.

I’d love to expand this into a complete diatribe about multitasking, incorporating also the Mancala Game (see BDS). Maybe one day…

Tags: multitasking, Project Management

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