{"id":675714,"date":"2020-07-15T17:39:57","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T00:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-research-item&p=675714"},"modified":"2023-02-14T14:36:56","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T22:36:56","slug":"a-longitudinal-interview-study-on-work-planning-during-covid-19-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"msr-research-item","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/a-longitudinal-interview-study-on-work-planning-during-covid-19-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"A Longitudinal Interview Study on Work Planning During COVID-19 Lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

ABSTRACT<\/strong><\/h3>\n

As a result of transitioning to remote work during the COVID-19 lockdown, many knowledge workers had to quickly invent new ways of managing work while working entirely from home. The research community currently lacks insights about how such a stressful and disruptive event might impact how people plan their work. To start filling this gap, the current study explored how knowledge workers adjust their planning routines, strategies and tools during this unprecedented global crisis. It consists of longitudinal weekly interviews with 15 participants during the UK\u2019s COVID-19 lockdown. Early stage analysis of 68 interviews is presented. Findings suggest that workers experienced planning challenges that prevented them from keeping their existing planning routines. We describe those planning challenges together with the new planning routines, strategies and tools that participants developed during this period. These insights are discussed in terms of future research directions that can benefit both workers and organisations to support the transition to productive remote work.<\/p>\n

Keywords<\/h3>\n

remote work, COVID-19, pandemic, planning, support tools, time management, knowledge work, productivity, personal task management<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE AUTHOR\/S<\/h3>\n

Yoana Ahmetoglu<\/strong>
\nUniversity College London
\nyoana.petrova.15@ucl.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

I am a PhD student at the UCL Interaction Centre working under the supervision of Duncan Brumby and Anna Cox. I am also a demonstrator for the Masters\u2019 of Human-Computer Interaction at UCL. I have graduate the BSc Psychology at University College London (2015-2018). I have research interests in planning of knowledge work and productivity at the workplace.<\/em><\/p>\n

Duncan P. Brumby<\/strong>
\nUniversity College London
\nd.brumby@ucl.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Anna L. Cox<\/strong>
\nUniversity College London
\nanna.cox@ucl.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

New Future of Work 2020, August 3\u20135, 2020<\/em>
\n\u00a9 2020 Copyright held by the owner\/author(s).<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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