1. 2.00 Understand operations, economics, and professional development.
2.01 Maintain work flow to enhance productivity (Organize and prioritize work ).

2. a. Discuss benefits of organizing and prioritizing one’s work.
Knowing how to prioritize work effectively reduces stress and means you feel on top of things. You do what matters, when it matters.
You only need to list things that (a) you want to do but (b) could forget. So, for example, you probably don’t need to remind yourself to have lunch.

3. b. Explain the need to understand work assignments and responsibilities before organizing and prioritizing that work.
The first step is organization - so you'll know what your working with and what your tasks are along with any deadlines you have. Then you can figure out which are most important and demand the majority of your attention and energy.

4. c. Identify factors to consider when organizing and prioritizing work (e.g., time and other resource constraints; expectations of clients, co-workers, and managers; etc.).
Start by prioritizing only those things that are deadline driven
Everything else? Give it equal value and do it according to where you are and how you feel. This gives you a real sense of freedom and flexibility when it comes to the moment of choice.
Consider time constraints - what absolutely needs to get done today and what can wait until tomorrow or next week.
Consider people constraints - all things equal, move things that other people are waiting on to the top of the list. If you know that your manager can't finish his proposal without your part, that's more important than the thing that you always do on Wednesday that could just as well be done on Thursday.
Consider the consequences - are you going to get fired if you don't do something? Is another task going to give you the inside track on that promotion? Those things should be more important than mildly inconveniencing the sales manager by responding to their a day late.

5. d. Discuss ways in which an individual’s physical environment impacts his/her ability to organize and prioritize work.
Ever look at all the work on your desk and feel overwhelmed? Do you have trouble locating important papers? Do you find yourself trying to remember what you were doing and what you're supposed to do next?
First, assemble all of your work in one place. You may discover that it's strewn between the office, home, your car, and other coworker's desks.
Important tools include a day planner/calendar and post-it notes or a scratch pad.
Begin creating file folders and computers folders. Being organized is half the battle. Use your list to create folders. Once all your paperwork is delegated to its appropriate place, the clutter will stop draining your energy.

6. e. Describe methods used to organize and prioritize work (e. g
e. Describe methods used to organize and prioritize work (e.g., developing a written list of tasks, breaking work assignments down into smaller tasks, e.g.).
Create a daily, weekly, and monthly task chart for yourself.
Note any and all deadlines or quotas. Now break down those deadlines and quotas into weekly and daily goals.
Determine which is the utmost important and assign it the number one. Work your way through until all of your tasks have been assigned a numerical importance.

7. 2.01 Maintain work flow to enhance productivity.
Coordinate work with that of team members (OP:230)

8. a. Describe ways in which an organization benefits when its team members coordinate work with each other (e.g., higher-functioning team members, stronger team results, etc.).
The major impetus for organizations to embrace the team concept is the effort to improve productivity and quality.
Some of an organization's major benefits from the use of teams are improved quality of work life for employees, reduced absenteeism and turnover, increased innovation, and improved organizational adaptability and flexibility. Effective implementation of teams can also improve office politics by improving the communication and trust between the team members.

9. b. Discuss the role of communication when coordinating work among team members.
Team members must have a clear picture of their roles and responsibilities with respect to the project and deliver accordingly.
All this is possible only when a team develops and practices effective communication skills.
Communication ensures that work is not duplicated; allows individuals to gain insights, assistance, and agreement from team members; helps team members to focus on common goal; etc.

10. c. Explain methods to coordinate work with that of team members.
If you are working on a new team, be aware that the total time involved in the project will be greater than if you were working with an established team.
The coordination time will be much greater, even if the task time is pretty much the same.
You'll have to talk it out, and you'll need to do a lot of talking and sharing.
This need to coordinate the work will also apply with an established team that is working on a task variant that is different for the team.
If you are working on an established team, where the task is one that the team members have collectively done before, it is fair to expect that the coordination time will be minimal.

11. Student Activity:
f. Demonstrate techniques used to organize and prioritize work.
Ask each student to read the “how-to” article How to Prioritize Your Work at and follow the steps provided to develop an organized, prioritized list of the tasks and responsibilities that s/he must complete in the coming week. These tasks and responsibilities could include schoolwork, work duties, extra-curricular and/or co curricular work, household chores, etc. Then, students should discuss their lists with partners and explain how they determined which tasks and responsibilities would take priority.
2.01-d-d. Demonstrate methods to coordinate work with that of team members.
Ask students to work in pairs to identify activities that require people to work in teams. (Encourage students to think of the groups that they are part of, either in or outside of school.) These activities could include classes, sports teams, musical groups, CTSOs and other organizations, scout troops, work, etc. After identifying these activities/groups, partners should work together to develop a list of the methods that these teams use to coordinate their work as well as the ways in which the organization benefits when its team members coordinate their work. After sharing these findings, the class should discuss how these methods to coordinate team work can be used in the workplace.