Multitasking causes further delays in projects ( a logical deduction?)
Multitasking, which is defined as simultaneously working on multiple tasks , exacts a horrible toll on productivity ! Clark and Wheelwright (1993) studied the effects of multitasking and found that the time an individual spends on value-adding work drops rapidly when the individual is working on more than two tasks. (some people are immune to this like Spock ( then again the vulcans will argue that this is illogical ), Robocop , Data , Jamie Madrox (well he can duplicate himself so its not exactly multitasking : P ) etc...) Logically, it makes sense that multitasking helps when you have two things to work on. With two value-adding tasks, if you become blocked on one you can switch to the other. It is also logical that the above figure shows a rapid decline in time spent on value-adding tasks after a second task. We’re rarely blocked on more than one task at a time; and, if working on three or more concurrent tasks, the time spent switching among them becomes a much more tangib...
now, that's what I call motivating the team :)
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