An assessment of the productivity of 1,000 European knowledge workers by Mindjet, which produces software to help visualize and organize information, found that people could typically gain more than 11 hours a week by managing their information more effectively.
The shopping list of time-wasters included: 1.5 hours a week on chasing information, 1.46 hours evaluating and preparing information from disparate sources and making it usable for projects, and 1.5 hours collaborating with colleagues to make those results presentable and understandable.
From the self-assessment questionnaire, Mindjet identified four main areas where people could make improvements: meetings, information management, communication and collaboration, and project management.
