Lack of time is a common complaint in all society. Time management is usually a necessity in any project development as it determines the project completion time and scope. This paper looked at the meaning of time management, Factors affecting effective time management in corporate organisations Strategic focus, the factors necessary in improving time management and identified how time management can be used as a means to achieve organisational success. In the backdrop of all these developments the present paper makes an attempt to: to understand the time management skills and to identify the steps to overcome barriers to effective time management.