Time Management

Last year I was given a module called the minor project, the point of the minor project was to give me a taste of what is to be expected for the major project.
My project started off well, where i thought i had a great idea and i was going to enjoy putting it together.
Though coupled with a few other influences the project largely failed, and after looking back on the process its easy to see that my time management skills were not up to par for the major project.

Dates regarding how lond I was going to spend on an individual section fo my project were very vague, just stating things like "from now till viva 2 ill be working on this....".
I have realised that this is not an appropriate plan for someone at my level (at the time a second year student), so this is something that I have attempted to improve greatly.
Firstly rather than giving vague examples of what I am going to do and when, I have attempted to breakdown the key tasks involved in my project into as many sub sections as possible. Not only does this help me keep on top of tasks and give me a better guide for what and how much I need to do by when, but it will also help me with my research, by breaking subjects down I can research them in more depth too.

I have begun creating my yearly time management chart, although only in its early stages at the moment, and only focusing on the weeks leading up to my first project VIVA.

I have started putting a Gantt chart together, and started dividing each topic into separate smaller, and hopefully more in-depth subjects. Its still a little sketchy and does need improving quite a bit, but compared to this time in my minor project, my time plan is far more structured. I'm also going to work on planning out the rest of the year, and divide dates into separate days rather than weeks. By doing this I will be able to relate my time management plan to my production blog, and it will give me a good look at how well I'm staying on track.