Simply, task management is the process you use to get your work done on time and to ensure the output is as expected. It’s a way of making sure your work and life is organised and that you are in control day to day of what needs to be done. It’s how you breakdown a bigger task into sub-tasks to get the job done and is a structure which ensures deadlines are met.
The only way to get things done is through preparing a list of tasks, either individually or as a team and managing through to completion. Sounds simple when you put it like that doesn’t it? However, what do you do when you are juggling multiple projects, multiple team members and a massive list of tasks.
It’s easy to see how things can get out of control very quickly. A common way to handle task management is to prepare a plan and a schedule and manage the output. In it’s simplest form this can be prepared into lists titled to do, in progress and done. How this is organised will depend on personal choice.