BSBIND201 Work Effectively Business Environment

(Effective work habits)

Submission details

The assessment task is due on the date specified by your assessor. Any variations to this arrangement must be approved in writing by your assessor.

Submit this document with any required evidence attached. See specifications below for details.

Performance objective

You must identify a job role and demonstrate the ability to develop a daily work plan, set goals, prioritise activities and identify skill gaps and learning needs.

Assessment description

You must develop a work plan based on your current study and/or work commitments.

This plan will include goals, deadlines, timelines, a prioritising key and progress checklist. The plan must also incorporate aspects of career planning.

Procedure

1. Identify three current projects.

a. Two projects can be from your study and/or work team that must be completed during the next two months, for example, a project could be an assessment task, a research activity or a daily routine necessary to work or study.

b. The third project must be a longer term career goal.

2. Complete a work/life priorities worksheet for the three projects.

3. Complete a journal of work tasks for the three projects.

4. Create a work plan for the three projects that shows:

a. project goals

b. a breakdown of the tasks for each project

c. resources required for each task

d. task deadlines.

These could be completed using the journal template attached, using Outlook Task Manager, or a paper based equivalent such as a Day Runner diary system.

5. Prioritise each task.

6. Obtain approval from your assessor before proceeding to use the work plan.

7. Track the tasks and record the completion dates.

8. Attend a progress meeting with your assessor.

9. Final submission of all material.

Specifications

You must:

· outline and provide documentation for three projects

Your assessor will be looking for:

· a work plan showing:

· a balance of work and life tasks

· realistic timelines

· accurate resource requirements

· prioritisation of tasks reflecting urgency and importance

· concise and discrete tasks.

· a journal showing:

· completion of tasks by planned dates

· consistent tracking of tasks

· relevance of work teams.

· a work life priority worksheet showing

· sorting of tasks by urgent/important

· use of the PLAN approach.

· good preparation for progress meeting including:

· summary of progress provided

· work plan and journal are up-to-date and accurate

· writing style is clear, concise and consistent

· courteous and helpful manners

· in relation to teams, your use of questioning techniques to clarify instructions or responsibilities

· your identification and display of a non-discriminatory attitude (in team work or in your meeting with your assessor).

Work/life priorities worksheet

Personal development plan for achieving work/life balance

Following the PLAN approach write at least one career and one personal ambition, goal, priority and non-negotiable.

Journal

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Work plan

Goal:

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