A recent happiness study from Matthew Killingsworth and Daniel Gilbert found that the more our minds wander, the less happy we are. Summing the research, the New York Times wrote, "Whatever people were doing, whether it was having sex or reading or shopping, they tended to be happier if they focused on the activity instead of thinking about something else."
Most of us have become masters of multitasking, adept at responding to e-mail messages during meetings and making time for multiple distractions when we're actually trying to get work done. But is it possible to be productive when we're constantly interrupted?
In April 1997, KPMG Canada sent a survey questionnaire focusing on IT project management issues to Canada's leading 1,450 public and private sector organizations. The main purpose was to outline the reasons behind the failure of Information T echnology projects. Out of 1,450 questionnaires sent, 176 were analyzed.
