If nothing was unclear or difficult, say so. Skip questions about steps you did not experience; use not applicable where appropriate.

How often do assigned deadlines compete with each other?
Which activity takes time without adding enough value?
What could be stopped or deferred this month?
Which recurring deadline needs a clearer trade-off?
Who helps decide what to defer when capacity is limited?

Author notes / illustrative keys where applicable:
1. Find the deadlines that collide and the period of overlap; workload totals can hide specific scheduling conflicts.
2. Identify low-value recurring work and who uses its output before suggesting that it be removed.
3. Invite a concrete candidate for deferral; do not assume the respondent has authority to cancel a commitment.
4. Expose the decision between competing deadlines so the team can state which outcome takes priority.
5. Check whether capacity decisions have an owner; avoid placing the responsibility for incompatible demands on individual employees.