Or, perhaps you were given a project at work that had to be done in a specific amount of time and you felt it was going to be difficult to accomplish in the time given. You would have to take into account ways to streamline the operation. You would have to take into account faster ways of getting things accomplished. You could consult other co-workers that successfully completed this type of project or use an internet search to see ways of streamlining. Perhaps even consulting a copier store, like Kinko's, etc. Maybe you could delegate parts of the project to other workers. The outcome would be that the project was completed on time.