How does your company prioritize jobs and activities, and how do you decide how to prioritize your to do list at home? Are priorities driven by due dates, or some other rule, or are priorities assigned in a more random fashion? How do you measure performance (meeting due dates, getting your list done quickly, etc.)? Do you think that prioritizing in a more systematic fashion could yield improvements in performance?

It is for a discussion forum for an Operational management MBA course. Answers should be in at least 400 words.