Report on Managing Personal Work Priorities for Australian Hardware

This report analyzes the management of personal work priorities within the context of an organization, specifically the Australian Hardware company. It outlines organizational policies, procedures, and plans, setting the stage for understanding how individual and team goals align with broader objectives. The report emphasizes the importance of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in measuring organizational performance and provides a work plan to achieve set targets. It also details processes for assessing professional competency and identifies essential skills for managing activities, including effective communication and leadership. A professional development plan is included to enhance employee skills, alongside a bibliography referencing key management and leadership resources. The report explores various aspects of organizational management, offering insights into effective strategies for achieving individual and team success.

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Name of the University
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Table of Contents
Learner instruction 1........................................................................................................................2
1. Policies, procedures and plans for Organization.........................................................................2
2. Goals for individual and team......................................................................................................2
3. KPI for measuring the organizational performance.....................................................................3
5. Work plan....................................................................................................................................4
6. Journal..........................................................................................................................................5
Learning instruction 2......................................................................................................................6
1. Process to assess professional competency.................................................................................6
2. Essential skills for managing the activities..................................................................................6
3. Professional Development Plan...................................................................................................7
4. Professional development skills..................................................................................................8
Bibliography....................................................................................................................................9

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Learner instruction 1
1. Policies, procedures and plans for Organization
The organization Australian hardware company is one of the major hardware
organizations that are located in major parts of Australia. The organization has followed basic
strategic direction for the purpose of designing the company. The organizational policies that are
followed are described below:
 The organization follows 30 days credit terms for the purpose of providing final approval
towards the clients
 Set of policies are being designed that helps in appraisal and remuneration
 Working positions for staffs are also being described at different levels including the
payment policy
2. Goals for individual and team
2.1 Goals for team
In order to achieve the target of the organization it becomes essential to implement basic
skills and knowledge that will help in assessing the major requirements of the organization.
Following are the list of goals that are expected to be followed by the team members.
Team should focus on developing project by implementing proper cost effectiveness
measures

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Quality management needs to be done by the team effectively so that they can deliver the
results effectively
Compliance management needs to be performed
Hardware components needs to be addressed efficiently
2.1 Personal goal
In order to have an effective growth of the organization it becomes important to improve
the personal performance. This will help in meeting the organizational objectives and will ensure
that effective performance is being obtained. The lists of personal goals are as follows:
The individual must be confident enough to face the situation
Effective communication skills needs to be developed within each individuals
The individual must have leadership quality that will help in addressing the basic needs
of the organization
3. KPI for measuring the organizational performance
KPI are mainly used for the purpose of demonstrating the major objectives that are
associated with the organization. This determines whether the organization is able to address the
needs of the customers. Ways for maintaining the performance with the help of KPI are
described below:
 Company needs to develop proper strategy along with mission and objective so that each
employee can work for achieving the mission.
 The performance of each individuals and teams are needed to be assessed effectively so
that it can ensure effective performance with tine

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 Functional and non functional requirements at the early stage so that it can ensure better
performance
The strengths are mainly used for the purpose of overcoming the risks and issues that are
likely to be faced by the organization. On the other hand with the use of weakness the
strategies can be developed among the individuals that will help in managing the tasks.
Set of activities that are mainly used for the purpose of achieving the working goals are
described below:
 Providing training and including development programs
 Designing policies and procedures for improving the performance
5. Work plan
Work Activity Description Goal KPI Timeframe Person
responsible
Training The
organization
must include
training for
improving the
performance
Training will
ensure that
employees are
able to
understand the
objective of the
organization
Return on
Equity
3months Training
executive
Setting
organizational
mission, vision
Organization
should focus on
delivering
Ensures
effective
objectives
Sales Target 5 months Project
manager

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and strategies effective
products
within the
organization
6. Journal
In order to manage the activities within the organization it becomes essential for the
manager to implement effective strategies that will be able to meet the needs of the users. The
main purpose of using the work plan is to have a better control over the activities that is taking
place within the organization. The manager should also focus on prioritizing the activities based
on the needs.

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Learning instruction 2
1. Process to assess professional competency
In order to assess the professional competency it becomes essential to use different processes.
With effective process it will become easy to manage the results. He way results are evaluated:
 Understanding the objective: it is important for the employees of Australian hardware to
determine the objective so that they can work accordingly. This includes understanding
the details and evaluating them based on self performance.
 Self assessment: this can be considered as one of the important phase as it helps in
analyzing the personal demands. Accordingly the assessment is being developed. This
will help to recognize the strengths and weaknesses that are likely to come along with the
assessment.
 Designing the framework: It becomes essential to gather the resources effectively so that
it can be included within a framework.
2. Essential skills for managing the activities
For managing the major activities within the organization it becomes essential for the
chief operating officer and store manager to conduct a meeting that will help in assessing the
performance of each member. This will also ensure that proper communication is being carried
out in order to provide better benefits.

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In order to meet the needs of the organization the employees needs to develop effective
listening skills, appropriate response towards the provided proposal and should analyze the
situation effectively.
3. Professional Development Plan
Name Australian Software
Date of development Date to be reviewed
Professional development opportunities
Timeframe Description Competency to develop
4 months The organization needs to
evaluate the performance of each
employees so that they can be
trained for better future. With
proper training it will become
easy to manage the activities.
evaluation based on the
performance
Networking activities
Timeframe Description Professional advantages
2 months It becomes the responsibility of
the managers to provide proper
training towards the employees
so that they can work
accordingly.
Identifying the skills and
managing the competency within
the organization.

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4. Professional development skills
With an effective professional development plan it will become easy to improve the
performance of the organization and will also ensure that the employees are able to meet the
objective of the organization. The organization needs to have proper register and professional
standings so that they can have an effective management. Development strategy will be
developed based on the needs of the organization. Apart from the organization it becomes
essential for the employees to focus on professional skills so that they can manage the activities.
The employees can request for self assessment training so that they can have better control over
the activities.

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