Work Priorities Planning Report: Technology and Tools

This report discusses the technology and tools used in work priorities planning, including Key Information Dashboard- Statsmix, Social Media Dashboard- Flock, and Organizer- Toggl. It also provides strategies to address workplace stress, such as reducing absenteeism, managing medical costs, preventing employee turnover, promoting mental and physical health, and preventing accidents due to work stress.

This document is Work Priorities Planning Report Template.
It is part of the supporting assessment resources for Assessment Task 3 of BSBWOR501.
Work Priorities Planning Report
Technology and tools
Key Information Dashboard- Statsmix
This tool will help the managers with priority management by means of keeping all the key
metrics at one place. This is done by using an innate web user interface. With a framework
of advanced technology, the StatsMix delivers an integrated dashboard view of significant
metrics. It uses popular third-party services as well as tailor-made metrics to deliver the
service.
Advantages
 One of the major advantages of this tool is that it helps in auto-generating the codes
for a number of different programming languages
 It helps in setting up the dashboard up within 5 minutes and instant access from
anywhere
 It helps in viewing, monitoring, as well as measuring metrics at one centralized place
Disadvantages
 Time consuming in installation
Social Media Dashboard- Flock
Using this dashboard, I will be able to assign and allocate wok based on the daily schedule and the
deadline which will be mentioned on the To-do- Activity list. This will help the department in taking up
the work as per the schedule and maintain the gap between the work allocation and the given
deadline.
Advantages
Useful indirect communication tool to schedule task
Messages can be sent from the smart phones
Easily accessible from anywhere
Disadvantages
Frequent updates hamper the task
Limited integration
Organizer- Toggl
It is a vibrant tool which is commonly used for time tracking for project creation, management of both
the team and the client.
Advantages
 It offers integration along with the other different applications
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 Accessible via Smartphones anywhere and anytime
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Disadvantages
 Maximum number of plans are premium and requires additional payment for using additional
features
 Limited use on desktop of PC
Impacts of workplace stress
List at least 5, with at least five strategies to address these.
Workplace stress has an adverse impact on the health and well-being of the workforce. Working for
long hours without any break not only causes mental illness but also physical illness as well. In
addition to this, working in double shifts also causes workplace stress and there will be no room for
leisure time, causing monotony in life. The most significant impact of workplace stress has been
discussed as follows:
High-rate of Absenteeism
Things or activities which cause stress at workplace might annoy the workforce to a great
extent and thus, may result in increase in the number of mails with regard to leave. This
indicates that too much stress might cause high-rate of absenteeism among the employees.
This in turn not only hampers the productivity of the employee but also the performance of
the organization as well (Ahmad et al, 2015).
The management must take into consideration of any such activities which might result in
increase in absenteeism and thereby take immediate action t overcome the same. In this
case, the work load of the employees must be segregated to other associates who can serve
as a helping hand to the senior employees. The organization must appoint for apprentices
during such overloads.
Increase in medical costs and medical insurance
Workplace stress not only involves work overloads on the employees, but also cost overload
on the employers as well. The rise in the number of employees complaining about health
deterioration, also increases the medical cost and cost of insurance which would be taken
on behalf of the employees to provide them a better health and well-being when in need
(Krishnamurthy et al, 2017).
In order to avoid such additional cost of the company, the management should appoint
additional workforce so on contract basis so as to handle the work and responsibilities of
the existing employees. The new employees must be given the offer along with the
condition that they would be working on contractual basis and will be terminated once the
contract is over. This will provide relief to the existing workers in dealing with additional
tasks. The employers must take the easily available health insurance for commercial use to
benefit the employees for long-term.
Employee Turnover
The increase in work load might cause tension among the employees and their families as
well due to long hours of stay in the work premises (Kjellstrom et al, 2016). As a result, it
might also cause employee turnover in search for better opportunities elsewhere. This in
turn would also hamper the productivity of the organization as well. Therefore, the
management must allow the employees an opportunity to work from home. This will enable
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them to attend the office as well as give time at their home as well, thereby completing
their task on time without any stress or delay.
Harmful affect on mental and physical health
It is an evident fact that too much stress at workplace can cause a huge number of health
problems (Whitfield and Cachia, 2018). As for the mental health, workplace stress might
cause restlessness, anxiety, irritability as well as depression among the workers. On the
other hand, physical pressure might result in headaches, high blood pressure, exhaustion
and chest pain (Dement et al, 2015). The employees might also get hospitalized or go
through medical treatment in case such stress at workplace causes grave threat to the life of
the workforce. Therefore, the management must provide for a minimum of 1 hour break in
between the work schedule so as to provide relaxation to the employees. The management
must also include an option for attending relaxation programs for the workforce which will
involve regular yoga, exercise and pain relief sessions, when in need.
Increase in accidents due to work stress
Stress at workplace might cause the employees to think over their deadline again and again
which in turn lead to faulty products, quality issues, heed to get on the benchmark,
promotion and rewards (Gao et al 2018). This as a result may lead to accidents at workplace.
In addition to this, such accidents may also hamper the reputation of the company and
thereby deteriorate the bottom line as well.
The management must take precautionary steps and train the employees on emergency
management techniques while working under pressure of meeting the deadlines. This
would enable the employees to become proactive and take up opportunities to work even
under stringent conditions.
The above stress at workplace might cause severe health issues to the employees and cost
issues to the management of the workplace and thus, the recommended strategies can be
implemented, as the case may be, so as to avoid such relentless conditions.
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