Need Help with Planning a Project/Task Plan?

Question

Okay so here is the situation that I need help with. You start a new job. The employer says they divided your work by the percentage of time you should spend working on a task over the next 30 days.

Project A = 50% of the time
Project B = 25% of the time
Project C = 15% of the time
Project D = 10% of the time

My question is how you would go about planning this out over the next 30 days? Does the 50% of the time mean 50% of 30 days? Or, is this 50% of your time each day for 30 days? I'm looking for some project planning advice on how to manage this time. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

I would say those percentages are for the overall time spent in 30 days. You can't really divide up your daily time that neatly if you are doing anything other than terribly routine and predictable tasks. That's not the nature of project planning. Flexibility is the key. And in fact, I'm sure the boss is just trying to tell you some guidelines, which he will not expect to be documented or complied with precisely. He just wants you to know his priorities.