Time management skills
The Time management skills survey shows how confidently your team plans, prioritizes and protects its focus under pressure. It captures how effectively people organize tasks, how often they run short of time, and which tools and habits keep them productive. Use it to spot where a lack of time is really a lack of prioritization or too many interruptions.
What the “Time management skills” survey measures
The survey measures planning effectiveness on a rating scale, how frequently employees feel they lack time to finish tasks, and the obstacles that get in the way: heavy workload, distractions, unclear priorities, juggling parallel tasks, procrastination or urgent unplanned work. It also tracks how well people stick to their plans and schedule, which tools and approaches help (task lists, calendars, time blocking, time trackers, delegation, methods like Pomodoro), the ability to prioritize when workload is high, and how time management affects productivity. An open question invites suggestions for changes or tools that would help.
Who the “Time management skills” template is for
It suits HR and L&D teams building productivity or time-management training, managers coaching their reports, and team leads who want to reduce overload. It is valuable for knowledge-work teams, project-based and agency environments, remote and hybrid teams, and onboarding where new hires need to build working routines quickly.
How to adapt the template to your needs
Adjust the obstacles list to your context by adding items like too many meetings, context switching or slow approvals, and drop those that do not fit. Tailor the tools question to the software your company actually uses instead of generic categories, convert the productivity-impact question into a self-scored scale, and add branching so that people who often lack time are asked which single obstacle affects them most.
Questions and answer options
Answer options:
— Very often
— Often
— Sometimes
— Rarely
Answer options:
— High workload
— Many distractions
— Unclear priorities
— Multiple parallel tasks
— Procrastination
— Urgent unplanned tasks
Answer options:
— Task lists
— Calendar or planner
— Time blocking
— Time trackers
— Delegation
— Productivity methods (e.g., Pomodoro)
Answer options:
— Significantly increase it
— Slightly increase it
— Do not affect it
— Sometimes decrease it
— Significantly decrease it
