Bsbword501B - Manage Personal Work Priorities and Professional Development - Assessment
BSBWORD501B – Assessment
Manage Personal Work Priorities and Professional Development
1. Describe what it means to be a model of good personal work planning and organisation. Include definitions.
Being a model of good personal work planning and organisation entails setting good examples which are consistent and visible for others to follow. Personal work planning includes documents which identify what needs to be completed, to what standard, in what order and by when, is used in conjunction with the planning cycle which involves; plan, implement, review and re-plan if required. Organisation relates to planning and prioritising, document organisation and time management. Consistency ensures the behaviour and skills being modelled are clearly identifiable within a set standard.
2. When writing SMART personal work goals why is the “R” so important?
The “R” in SMART personal work goals stands for Relevant. The relevancy ensures the goals align with the organisational goals and your own responsibilities and accountabilities.
3. Describe the concepts of efficacy and efficiency and what you can do to ensure that performance is maintained under changing circumstances.
Efficacy relates to the effectiveness of a task or action, ensuring the task adds value and assists in achieving the set goal. Efficiency relates to the quality and correctness of how a task is completed and achieving the best result with a minimum expenditure of time, effort and resources. In order to maintain performance under changing circumstances the plan should be constantly reviewed and contain built-in contingencies for high priority tasks.
4. Describe the urgent important matrix and how it can be used to prioritise tasks
The urgent important matrix is a process for prioritising and scheduling tasks based on the category they fall into. Focusing direct energy on the urgent will limit the number of ‘half done’ tasks. The four categories are:
1. Do Now - Urgent –
Manage Personal Work Priorities and Professional Development
1. Describe what it means to be a model of good personal work planning and organisation. Include definitions.
Being a model of good personal work planning and organisation entails setting good examples which are consistent and visible for others to follow. Personal work planning includes documents which identify what needs to be completed, to what standard, in what order and by when, is used in conjunction with the planning cycle which involves; plan, implement, review and re-plan if required. Organisation relates to planning and prioritising, document organisation and time management. Consistency ensures the behaviour and skills being modelled are clearly identifiable within a set standard.
2. When writing SMART personal work goals why is the “R” so important?
The “R” in SMART personal work goals stands for Relevant. The relevancy ensures the goals align with the organisational goals and your own responsibilities and accountabilities.
3. Describe the concepts of efficacy and efficiency and what you can do to ensure that performance is maintained under changing circumstances.
Efficacy relates to the effectiveness of a task or action, ensuring the task adds value and assists in achieving the set goal. Efficiency relates to the quality and correctness of how a task is completed and achieving the best result with a minimum expenditure of time, effort and resources. In order to maintain performance under changing circumstances the plan should be constantly reviewed and contain built-in contingencies for high priority tasks.
4. Describe the urgent important matrix and how it can be used to prioritise tasks
The urgent important matrix is a process for prioritising and scheduling tasks based on the category they fall into. Focusing direct energy on the urgent will limit the number of ‘half done’ tasks. The four categories are:
1. Do Now - Urgent –