1. A method for managing data within a calendaring framework, comprising: receiving task data including at least one category having a category priority, the category comprising at least one task having a task priority, the task comprising at least one action item having an action item priority; receiving time slot data that defines a time slot within the calendaring framework; associating the time slot with a corresponding category; and automatically populating the time slot with each constituent action item of each constituent task of the corresponding category, the populating being performed based on the action item priority and the task priority.