Email Task Management & Prioritization Template
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Efficiently manage your email communications by converting emails into tasks. This template helps you set up an email management tool, create email categories, and define criteria for urgency and importance. Train your team, sort emails, and monitor the system for continual improvement.
By following this guide, you can ensure that critical messages are actioned promptly, reducing the risk of missed communications and enhancing overall productivity.
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Proposed Tasks
Urgent & Important
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Task 1: Set Up Email Management Tool
☐ Research suitable email management tools ☐ Choose a tool that fits our needs ☐ Set up the tool -
Task 3: Define Importance and Urgency Criteria
☐ Determine what makes an email important ☐ Determine what makes an email urgent -
Task 5: Start Sorting Emails
☐ Start sorting emails into categories ☐ Prioritize emails based on urgency and importance
Important, Not Urgent
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Task 2: Create Email Categories
☐ Define categories based on the types of emails received ☐ Create these categories in the email management tool -
Task 4: Train Team on Email Management Tool
☐ Organize a training session for the team ☐ Ensure everyone knows how to use the tool effectively -
Task 9: Continual Improvement of Email Management System
☐ Continually look for ways to improve the email management system ☐ Implement improvements as they are found
Urgent, Not Important
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Task 6: Monitor Email Management Effectiveness
☐ Track response times ☐ Track number of missed emails ☐ Adjust system as needed
Neither Urgent Nor Important
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Task 10: Regularly Update Email Categories
☐ Regularly review and update email categories as needed -
Task 7: Implement Weekly Email Audit
☐ Implement a weekly review of email management ☐ Make adjustments as necessary -
Task 8: Implement Monthly Team Feedback Session
☐ Schedule monthly meetings for team feedback on the email management system ☐ Make adjustments based on feedback