Friday, January 9, 2004

My boss ain't real good with math.



He asked me to list for him all the work I currently have "on [my] plate" so he can "help" me prioritize and free up some time for project work. Out of all the things I sent him, he says that the new leadgen production orders need to be done today



So I ask him: "which ones?"



He points out 4 new leadgen campaigns.



Now earlier in his life at this company, he asked for an estimate on how long on average it takes to implement a new leadgen campaign. The answer is 3 hours, and that's what he bases his workload estimates on.





Here comes the tough math part:



So if Jillian has 4 new leadgen orders that need done today, and each one takes an average of 3 hours to complete, how long will it take Jillian to complete all the orders, and how much time will Jillian have left in her working day for other projects?