Two-day comprehensive time management training (retreat) for IT professionals (agenda)

Note to trainer:

This sample two day agenda is geared to a more intense and comprehensive time management retreat or all-day boot camp situation, whether at your office or away in another setting before, during, or after a company or even an association meeting. You will note that there is a homework assignment at the end of the first day. Refer to the homework assignment suggestions that were previously noted in the 'Note to trainer' for in-between the two half-day time management training agendas, discussing the results of that assignment is built into this two-day format, on the second day.

Also, because this is a comprehensive two-day retreat format, you will see that there is more activity time built into each day. However, once again, please use this sample two-day productivity agenda to develop your own up-to-the-minute delivery plan, following this sample. Since you have two days to work with, however, it is recommended that you cover all the topics that have been addressed in this training manual. Of course you can emphasize topics that you think your attendees would find especially or add to these topics, but try not to skip any of the topics/modules in this two-day training.

Day One (of two-day all day training)

Time	Agenda
8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.	Register/networking
8:45 a.m. to 9 a.m.	Introduction/overview
9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.	Ice breakers What is time management and why does it matter?
9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.	How efficient are you? filling out time logs
10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.	Body clocks and work style self-awareness
10:45 a.m. to 11 a.m.	Break
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.	Goal setting
11:30 a.m. to -12:15 p.m.	Prioritizing
12:15 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.	Activities
12:30 p.m. to -1:15 p.m.	Lunch
1:15 p.m. to -2 p.m.	Getting organized
2 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.	Break
2:15 p.m. to 3 p.m.	Identifying and overcoming the top time wasters: part 1 (1-7)
3 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.	Activities
3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.	Dealing with top time wasters: part 2 (8-15)
4:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.	Q&A; summary
4:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.	Distribute handouts and homework assignment; additional networking time

Day two of comprehensive two-day all-day training

Time	Agenda
8:30 a.m. to – 8:45 a.m.	Register/networking
8:45 a.m. to -9 a.m.	Review of day one's information and activities; go over the homework assignment
9 a.m. to -9:15 a.m.	Ice breaker activity
9:15 a.m. to -9:45 a.m.	Dealing with distractions and interruptions
9:45 a.m. to -10 a.m.	Handling change
10 a.m. to -10:45 a.m.	Enhancing your verbal and written skills for efficiency
10:45 a.m. to 11 a.m.	Break
11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.	Making the most of meetings
11:45 a.m. to 12 p.m.	Activity
12 p.m. to 12:40 p.m.	Lunch
12:40 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.	Setting and meeting deadlines
1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.	Improving your work and personal relationships
2:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.	Break
2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.	Cultivating work-life balance
3:15 p.m. to 4 p.m.	Creating a productivity self-study program
4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.	Closing the training; review of the day
4:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.	Q&A; review of the entire training
4:45 p.m. to 5 p.m.	Handouts; training evaluation