Work Based Experience Report for Line Managers: Task Prioritization

This report focuses on work based experience, emphasizing its importance in professional development. It explores the significance of task prioritization for line managers, offering methods like monthly, non-routine, specific hourly, and daily prioritization. The report presents a plan for enhancing work experience, including work planning, input from supervisors, and planned review dates. It analyzes the benefits of these activities for both the business, such as improved productivity, cost savings, and increased responsiveness, and the individual, including enhanced time management, understanding of teamwork, and learning new techniques. The report concludes by highlighting the continuous learning process and the benefits of work based activities in enhancing skills and overall business efficiency. References to academic sources are also included.

WORK BASED EXPERIENCE
TASK 2

Introduction
The work based experience is important concept that relates with
gaining knowledge assuring personal and professional
envelopment of employee. It further benefits in career
development of individuals and assure their overall growth. In
this presentation report, various aspects of work based learning
will be studied. The clear understanding about the significance
of prioritizing the task and responsibilities in work based
experience will be provided. A effective plan regarding work
experience will be provided. Thereafter the benefits of the
proposed activities to the business and the individual will be
provided.

Prioritizing task is important aspect that help in organizing the project
or various task as per their significance, priority and sequence. It
further help in getting work done on time.
With the help of prioritization aspect, employee can manage their
work effectively, meet the deadlines and assure satisfactory
performance in company.
Thus, can also be stated that to assure proper performance within the
entity and execute the allocated task within the desired time frame, it
is significant for employee to set priorities for its work.
Prioritization is important concept that help in maintaining equilibrium
between work and social life.
Being a line manager, it is important for me to perform the task allocated
by my work supervisor within provided time frame. Therefore, I can
set following priorities:
2.1 Prioritizing the task and responsibilities involved in work
experience

Methods of Prioritization
Monthly routine: This aspect enable the manager in dividing
and prioritize the task on a monthly basis. For example, task
such as, performance evaluation, providing training or
motivation etc.
Non routine task: According to this aspect, the tasks are not
performed on a routine basis but are performed as per the
requirements of company. For example, developing shift
schedules on employees, manpower planning etc.

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Specific hourly: The work can be ranked by me on hourly basis.
It will enable me in performing the specific task within a
hour. This will help in proving my capability within firm.
Daily basis: As per this aspect, the task can be prioritized on
daily basis. For instance, being a line manager I am required
to supervise the work performed by employees on daily basis.

Conclusion
Overall, it can be stated that prioritization will help line
manager in managing own as well as subordinates work on
effective basis. In order to support, prioritization of work,
line manager can prepare work chart or time table, as
arrange the task as per hourly, daily or monthly basis.

2.2 Plan for work experience
In order to enhance work based experience and assure personal and
professional development, following can be considered by line
manager:
Planning of work: This aspect will help line manager in scheduling
the work so as to acquire the targets and objectives within the
desired time frame. In this respect, work schedule can be developed
for monthly work whereas, checklist can be used for managing
daily work.
Input from supervisors: This aspect, help line manager in obtaining
reviews, feedback and other necessary input from the work
supervisors. It further help in managing the work effectively. The
work chart can be developed after proper consultation of
supervisors. He will also help in setting time limit for each task so
as assure time management as well as develop specialization in
employee.

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Planned dates for review: With this step, line manager can
recheck the scheduling of task so that critical assessment of
different functions can be done. This aspect, also help line
manager in checking the deadlines are attained on time. In
case they are not, the root cause of such problem is
identified so as to avoid the repetition of present mistakes
in future. By reviewing the work, line manager can do self
analysis of acquired skills and present incapabilities.

2.3 Analysing the benefits of proposed activities to the business
and learner
.
There are different advantages of proposed functions to both
individual as well as company. They are listed down as follows:
The advantages to company
Improvement in productivity: With the help of work based
learning, employees will perform their work in better way with
minimal mistakes and less wastage of resources. The training
and development program will be attended by line manager to
facilitate work based learning which will help in enhancing the
overall productivity of individual as well as employee.
Identifying the cost saving ways: The work based experience
will help enterprise in ascertaining various cost saving methods
of doing things so as to build work experience. Therefore, it
will aid business in incurring minimal cost on various
functions.

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Increase the responsiveness: The work based experience will
assist company in amending the quality of work and assure
fruitful outcomes. It stimulate employee to introduce new
changes in business and upgrade the quality of work.
Therefore, the overall responsiveness of entity will be
improved.

The advantages to individual
Enhance the time management skills: The benefit of designing
plan according to the scheduling of task will help employee
in completing work on time and enhancing its efficiency.
Realizing the significance of team: To assure the enforcement of
planned activities, it is crucial for organizational members to
check correct planning, coordination, cooperation etc. among
members. It will further assist employees in realizing the
value of team working.
Learning new techniques- The proposed activities in plan will
help the employees in assuring overall development through
learning new techniques and methods. Therefore, it assist
employees in meeting the benchmarks of the hospitality
industry and in attaining desired outcomes.

Conclusion
Summing up the entire section of this presentation, it can
be stated that Learning is continuous process which can
be used by individual working in a entity to acquire new
skills, knowledge and build competencies so as to
perform the assigned task effectively within company.
In addition to this aspect, learning can be intensified by
adopting intense formal approach with reference to
work based activities. With the help of time
management, employee will be able to perform the
assigned work within the provided time frame and
improve the overall efficiency of business.

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