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Job Task Planning and Organizing
Job task planning and organizing refers to how workers plan and organize their tasks and
work schedules.
Some considerations:
◊ the extent of variety in work activities (how routine is the job?)
◊ whether the task sequence is provided to the worker or determined by the worker
◊ whether priorities are provided to the worker or they are determined by the worker
◊ the extent to which daily work activities are disrupted
◊ the extent to which the worker’s own plan must be integrated into the plans of others
◊ the number of sources for work assignments
◊ the extent to which the order of those tasks sequenced by the worker makes a
difference to total efficiency
◊ the extent to which the worker plans and organizes the work of others
◊ the amount of operational planning required of the worker (day-to-day planning to
accomplish immediate organizational goals such as policy and program development,
budgetary considerations, etc.)
◊ the amount of strategic planning required of the worker (long range organizational
planning such as developing mission statements, broad organizational objectives,
critical success indicators, business plans, etc.)
Use of Memory
This includes any significant or unusual use of memory for workers. In other words, the
worker deliberately or consciously commits a piece of information to memory. It does not
include normal memory use that is a requirement for every occupation.
Processes:
♦ Purposeful memorization of procedures, codes, parts number, etc. (Memorization
through repetition.) For example, Luggage attendants must remember airport codes
to sort luggage quickly and correctly.
♦ Remembering information for brief periods (minutes or hours). For example,
Labourers are told several things they are to do and must remember this list of tasks
until all are completed.
♦ Experiencing unique events in which "learning" occurs from one exposure. For
example, Nursery workers remember diagnoses of plant disease and damage
conditions in order to identify them in the future.
In an Essential Skills Profile, no complexity ratings are assigned to Use of Memory examples.