TBRDECEMBER19

8 Tasmanian Business Reporter - DECEMBER 2019
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Need for new
ICT tools, skills
I want;
• what will the
rewards be; and
• what sort
of skill, intellect
or ability is
involved?
I’ll break it
down a little
more:
• observe/look at who
is doing the role and how;
• get your employee to
write a log/or diarise daily
tasks;
• look at the big picture
of what you want and document
the components;
• research other similar
roles; and
• decide what are the
most important outcomes
or contributions you want
from the role.
Without a Job Analysis,
there is no Position
Description.
Without a Position Description
can there really
be an effective performance
management
process?
A STRATEGIC
statewide approach
is needed
in Tasmania
to realise
the full potential
of the ICT
sector to support
economic
growth and prosperity.
Despite great progress
globally, the ICT sector in
Tasmania is relatively young
and its potential to support
every sector of the state economy
is not being realised.
Labor’s Industry Advisory
Council on ICT recognises
that collaboration is
needed across the sector to
reach that potential, along
with an appropriate level of
public sector investment.
ICT is not seen as an
“industry” in Tasmania
in the way that tourism,
aquaculture and other
more mature sectors are.
The success of those
sectors didn’t just happen.
They were nurtured
Michelle
O’Byrne
Shadow Minister for Economic
Development Jobs and ICT
in a partnership between
government and the private
sector, and that’s
what’s needed for ICT too.
The Chair of the Industry
Advisory Council, Project
Lab’s Executive Director Joel
Harris, said as Tasmania faced
new problems, we needed new
tools, skills and knowledge.
“An important part of the
value of the Industry Advisory
Council has been
to provide a place to share
learnings and outcomes.
“We can all learn by listening
to the stories of Tasmanians
using technology investments
to solve problems
across all sectors of the state
economy,” Mr Harris said.
“This understanding can
bring insights
to leaders to ensure
investment
of public money
in technology will
lead to a scalable
and prosperous
Tasmanian technology
sector.”
What’s needed is a statewide
strategic plan for the
sector to allow Tasmania to
capitalise on the opportunities
arising from the digital
economy, both by benefiting
from the application of existing
and emerging technology,
and through job creation.
It’s an industry that employs
about 7000 Tasmanians
and there is room for
more growth, with the right
support from Government.
ICT is a stand-alone sector,
but it’s also an enabler
for other sectors,
and it needs to be kept at
the forefront of Tasmania’s
strategic direction and
fundamental to a strong
and growing economy.
www.tcci.com.au
Job Description
needs analysis
SOME of you
who have read
and enjoyed my
article about The
Business of Doing
Business will
remember my emphasis
was on the
importance of Position
Descriptions.
As an employee, I’m
grateful for a Position Description
- I understand
my role, I know what my
KPI’s are and my tasks and
responsibilities.
Every role needs clarity
and identification in order
for the employee to perform
the role well, but how did
this come about?
A role needs analysing,
whether it’s a new role or
for a job that has mutated
into something completely
different over the years that
is completely unrecognisable.
Somebody originally
has had to perform a job
analysis.
Ok, a Position Description
will give you the details
Cristina
Serra
Workplace Relations
of your job, who you report
to, and what you are expected
to do (and the money, of
course) while the job analysis
is the systematic, indepth
evaluation of the role.
It’s about identifying
the component tasks and
outcomes of the job.
When you perform a
job analysis for a new
role or an old out-ofdate
position description,
you’ll need to examine
specifics about why the
role is necessary in the
first place.
Ask questions like:
• what are the work
tasks, processes and
procedures;
• what sort of person do
I want;
• what are the outcomes
Contact Cristina.Serra@tcci.com.au or phone 1300 559 122
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