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Qualitative Data:

The survey is aimed at assessing the time management strategies used by young ladies in carrying out their job tasks and family roles. Attending the tasks that are of high priority first is among the time management strategies. The survey has shown that most of the respondents attend first the tasks that are considered to be of high priority. This has been shown by the fact that approximately 20 of the respondents regularly attend first the tasks that are of highest priority on daily basis. Therefore, attending the tasks that are of highest priority first is among the strategies used in managing time.

Attending to activities without postponing is used by the participants as a strategy of managing time. Most of the respondents do not postpone their activities as 15 respondents said they never postpone their activities. This is an indication that the failure to postpone activities is used in managing time to make sure that the activities are done at the right time.

Evaluating the work accomplished and what is targeted in the morning can be a strategy of managing time successfully. This has been shown by the research findings where around 15 respondents said that they always evaluate their accomplishments. It is through the evaluation that the adults can be in a position to assess how they have managed their time.

Sub dividing the complex tasks is used in managing time through simplifying the implementation process. The survey has shown that many of the respondents agree that they subdivide the task that are complex to make the implementation process simple. This has been shown by 15 respondents saying that they sub divide their tasks to simplify the implementation process.

Completing one task then proceeding to the next task is among the time management strategies found to be successful by the adults. This has been shown by the survey where most of the respondents always complete one task before going to complete the next task. The survey has shown that around 20 respondents always complete one task before going to the next one.

Having a system to remind someone the time to do certain task can also be used as a strategy of managing time. According to the survey, 20 of the respondents agreed that they make use of a system to remind them the time to do certain task. This is an indication that the respondents use the system in managing their time to do the necessary tasks at the right time.

Survey has shown that having daily time plans does not make somebody work under pressure. This is because of the fact that 25 participants disagreed that daily time plans can make someone work under pressure. Therefore, the daily time plans can help in making sure one do not work under pressure.

Writing down what the daily roles instead of relying in memory is among the strategies that can be used in the process of managing time. According to the survey 28 participants write down their daily roles rather than relying on their memory. This is an indication that writing down the roles helps in making sure that no role is left undone hence helping in managing time.

The survey has shown that majority of the participants had issues in meeting their work deadlines. According to the survey 18 participants had issues with meeting work deadlines with 12 participants saying they had no issues in meeting deadlines. This is an indication that time management is essential in making sure work deadlines are met.

Delegating roles can be important strategy in the management of time. The majority of the participants in the survey showed that they delegate their roles. This has been supported by 20 respondents who said they delegate their roles hence delegation of roles can be an important strategy in the process of managing time.

Revising time plan daily can be also a strategy in managing time. According to the survey 17 participants revise their time plans daily. Revising the time plans can be important in realizing the areas that time has not been used properly. Therefore, the time management practices can be assessed through revising the time plans.