Tidsboks

Tidsboks is a concept used in productivity and project management to describe a fixed period during which a task or set of tasks must be performed. The idea is to constrain time in order to limit scope, increase focus, and speed up delivery. In practice, tidsboks aligns with the broader technique known in English as timeboxing.

How it works: a start time and an end time are chosen for the activity. The team defines what constitutes done within the box and avoids expanding the scope beyond the allotted window. Once the end time arrives, work stops, and any remaining tasks are reassessed, split, or moved to a new time box. This creates a predictable cycle of work and review.

Applications: tidsboks is used in software development and other projects, in meetings with a fixed duration, and for individual focus sessions such as study blocks. Common durations include 15, 25, or 50 minutes for personal productivity, while longer blocks are used for planning and iterations in agile contexts such as time-boxed sprints.

Benefits and challenges: timeboxing helps protect focus, control scope, and improve delivery predictability. It can reduce perfectionism and wasted work, but may pressure quality or lead to rushed outcomes if the time box is too short or poorly defined. Successful use relies on clear objectives, realistic estimates, and disciplined adherence to the fixed window.