Course Overview
Managing Multiple Tasks, Priorities and Deadlines within the business environment requires proper planning and decision-making within the boundaries and constraints of the organization’s managerial structures. This calls for an integrated systems approach to managing tasks, priorities and deadlines. Decisions to prioritize tasks or set deadlines are therefore always taken within a particular business context which is integrated with the broader organizational environment, managerial structures, strategic objectives and corporate goals.
Managing Multiple Tasks, Priorities and Deadlines training course will help participants to understand the structures and demands of the organizational environment and will introduce them to various critical managerial concepts and critical decision-making and prioritization tools to help staff at all levels of the organization to plan tasks and set appropriate priorities and deadlines.
Course Duration
5 Days
Who Should Attend
- Project Managers
- Team Leaders and Supervisors
- Administrative Professionals
- Executives and Managers
- Anyone looking to improve their time management and productivity skills
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify and prioritize tasks effectively.
- Develop a personalized time management plan.
- Utilize tools and techniques to manage deadlines efficiently.
- Enhance productivity by reducing time-wasting activities.
- Balance multiple tasks without compromising quality.
- Implement strategies for overcoming procrastination.
- Improve decision-making and problem-solving skills related to task management.
Course Outline:
Module 1: Organisational Structures and Strategic Decision-making
- The corporate business environment: external, operating, internal
- Organizational structures and hierarchies
- Strategic management processes – 5 steps
- V-MOST: objectives, goals, strategies & tactics
- Organizational & work breakdown structures
- Business context: constraints and interdependencies
- Determinants (drivers) of priorities and deadlines
Module 2: Managerial Business Processes and Concepts
- Organizational types: conventional, matrix and projectised
- Stakeholder management model
- Business communications model
- Conflict resolution paradigm
- Change management process & stages
- Project and process life cycles
- Setting deadlines – NLT, MFO, MFB
Module 3: Decision-making Tools: Prioritising Tasks and Setting Deadlines
- Modified Pareto process
- Multivoting matrices
- Graded task evaluation process
- Resource matrix (communication protocol)
- Task risk analysis and quantification
- Decision trees and diagrams
- Simplified network diagrams
Module 4: Planning, Scheduling and Tracking Workflow: Network Diagrams
- Precedence network diagramming
- Job logic relationship chart
- Critical path analysis: float, leads & lags
- Gantt chart – schedule baseline
- PERT calculations & Z-values
- Technical critical path & constraints: schedule, resources, task convergence
- Network activity risk profiles
Module 5: Tracking Task Progress and Forecasting
- Earned value control process
- Progress control charts: trend analysis
- Schedule and cost variances
- Schedule performance index (SPI) & run chart
- Cost performance index (CPI) & run chart
- Estimated duration & cost at completion
- Progress tracking and monitoring
Customized Training
This training can be tailored to your institution needs and delivered at a location of your choice upon request.
Requirements
Participants need to be proficient in English.
Training Fee
The fee covers tuition, training materials, refreshments, lunch, and study visits. Participants are responsible for their own travel, visa, insurance, and personal expenses.
Certification
A certificate from Ideal Workplace Solutions is awarded upon successful completion.
Accommodation
Accommodation can be arranged upon request. Contact via email for reservations.
Payment
Payment should be made before the training starts, with proof of payment sent to [email protected].
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