Scheduling without conflicts
Read a busy calendar, spot conflicts and impossible transitions, and propose fixes before people notice.
- Level
- Beginner
- Length
- About 30 minutes
- Contents
- 3 lessons · 1 video · final exam
- Status
- Published · updated 1 Oct 2026
Skills you'll practise
- Identify overlapping and back-to-back conflicts in a calendar
- Account for travel, preparation and off-site days
- Propose a reschedule that respects priorities
- Confirm changes with everyone affected
Course outline
- 1.Scheduling without conflictsVideo · 1 min
- 2.Reading a calendar like a schedulerLesson · 12 min
- 3.Time zones, recurring meetings and buffersLesson · 13 min
- 4.Handling meeting requests and protecting prioritiesLesson · 12 min
- 5.Scheduling without conflicts: knowledge checkKnowledge check · 15 questions
- 6.Double-booked executive calendarScenario
- 7.Final exam7 questions · passing it completes the course, so people who already know the material can test out
Sources it draws on
The lessons and questions are written from these references, so learners can go back to the original.
- General office administration and recordkeeping practice
See it with your own jobs and topics
Tell us about your team and we'll walk you through setup, from choosing jobs to your first skills check.