When productivity is low, Getting Things Done (GTD), makes at least a 20% difference

Feb. 3, 2009 - PRLog -- Dutch find their personal productivity is low. In a recent Productivity Scan conducted by Life Architect, the Dutch rated their productivity on a scale of 1-10 with an average score of 5.5. Use of David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology shows an improvement of at least 20% in personal productivity and effectiveness. This research was conducted by Life Architect http://www.life-architect.eu/ and set up in collaboration with the David Allen Company http://www.davidco.com/, and Meereffect http://www.meereffect.nl/.

Productivity consists of four core elements: effectiveness, focus, control and balance. The Dutch scored low on effectiveness with an average of 5. The research also clearly identifies that goals set, are not being achieved. Especially in this time of uncertainty and crisis, a 4.4 score is not good. David Allen says that now more than ever is the time to "get in control of what we can, with the right people at the right time".  

The Productivity Scan shows that Dutch GTD-users improve productivity with an average 22% higher score when compared to non-users. GTD was developed by David Allen and is a methodology to improve productivity and effectiveness in a stress free way. GTD is simple to implement and delivers quick, measurable results in personal productivity.

Would you like to learn more about GTD (Getting Things Done) with David Allen and meet the man in person? He will be in Amsterdam on 19th February 2009 to give the GTD seminar “Making it All Work”. Registration on http://www.life-architect.nl/ or http://www.davidcom.com/.

Would you like to know more about the current status of personal and organizational productivity in your organization, please contact Elise de Bres of Life Architect for the Life Architect Productivity Scan.

New translation of David Allen’s “Making It All Work”

David Allen’s latest book “Making it All Work” is now available in both English and Dutch (same title, and from February 23rd)

About the respondents

754 people completed life Architect’s Productivity Scan. Of the respondents, half indicated that they had a management or leadership role in their organization, and 28% were female half of which used GTD. Respondents were Dutch (436 people) or other Nationals (308 of which slightly less than a third from Belgium and the rest from countries including USA, Australia, Chile, Brazil, South Africa, Finland, Germany, Austria, UK etc).
Personal Productivity Scan

The Personal Productivity Scan has been prepared on the basis of 23 statements in the form of a questionnaire. Five points of individual productivity and three additional points were measured.

The statements could be answered on the basis of a sliding scale (strongly agree; agree; neutral; disagree; strongly disagree). Where a positively formulated statement was filled in a response was given the following values: +2, +1, 0, -1, -2. This was reversed where statements where negatively stated.

All scores were added together and divided by the number of respondents. Thus the average was determined. Final scores were divided by 4 and rounded to 2 decimal places. For a full report on findings, please contact us via the web site (http://www.life-architect.nl/). Use or publication of these findings is permitted with full reference to Life Architect.

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For additional information or an interview with David Allen can contact Elise de Bres at Life Architect, telephone +31 (0)33  433 1752 or e-mail elise@life-architect.nl.

The David Allen Company

The David Allen Company (http://www.davidco.com/) is a professional training, coaching, and management consulting organization, based in Ojai, California, USA. Founded in 1996 by veteran management consultant and best-selling author, David Allen (Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity), the company provides consulting, seminars, coaching, and products that facilitate the implementation of the best practices of productive and satisfying work.

For additional information please also contact: Dave Patrick, Chief Marketing Officer for The David Allen Company, Ojai, California, USA Tel: +1-805-646-7695, ext. 219 dave.patrick@davidco.com.

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