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ACCA · Question 21 · Business & Technology
Section A
A hospital administrator at "City Hospital" is reviewing her daily tasks. Suddenly, a massive power outage hits the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and the backup generators fail to start.
Using the Eisenhower Time Management Matrix, in which quadrant does dealing with this power outage fall?
Section A
A hospital administrator at "City Hospital" is reviewing her daily tasks. Suddenly, a massive power outage hits the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and the backup generators fail to start.
Using the Eisenhower Time Management Matrix, in which quadrant does dealing with this power outage fall?
Answer options:
A.
Urgent and Important
B.
Important but Not Urgent
C.
Urgent but Not Important
D.
Not Urgent and Not Important
How to approach this question
Assess urgency (does it need to be done right now?) and importance (are the consequences severe?). An ICU power outage is both.
Full Answer
A.Urgent and Important✓ Correct
The Eisenhower Matrix categorizes tasks by Urgency and Importance. Crises, emergencies, and hard deadlines fall into Quadrant 1: Urgent and Important. They require immediate action.
Common mistakes
Overthinking and categorizing it as 'Important but Not Urgent' because generator maintenance *should* have been done earlier.
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