ILM Level 3 certificate in Leadership and Management Insert tutor details Venue Day / Date Copy right - Training Square Ltd. 2013 Planning and allocating work 1 Copy right - Training Square Ltd. 2013 What are we going to cover? Units: 8690-303 Planning and allocating work Objectives – You will be able to: 1.1 Identify organisational targets relevant to the team 1.2 Set SMART objectives for the team to achieve the targets 1.3 Use a technique to plan to achieve the objectives 1.4 Explain how to monitor and control a planned activity 2.1 Identify resources required to complete a planned activity 2.2 Explain how to allocate work to team members Copy right - Training Square Ltd. 2013 Understanding objectives Copy right - Training Square Ltd. 2013 Organisation objectives • What is an organisational objective? • Why are objectives important to your organisation? • They give: Direction Measurement Focus • Gives direction and aims for the team to achieve • Allows performance of the team to be measured • Gives focus to the task Copy right - Training Square Ltd. 2013 To achieve objectives effectively, all organisations need policies and guidelines to achieve them Policy • Principles, rules and guidelines regarding a task Procedure • How the task should be completed 1. Explain how you agree your teams work with your manager? Copy right - Training Square Ltd. 2013 Planning considerations Copy right - Training Square Ltd. 2013 What to take into account? • Discuss and create a list of the different things you need to think about when planning the work for your team Who has the skills and knowledge? Who has the capacity? Who could be developed? Ensure that there are skills across the team Who needs a new challenge? • Think of a situation where you needed to allocate a task. Explain why that person was the right one for the job Copy right - Training Square Ltd. 2013 Importance of planning Copy right - Training Square Ltd. 2013 Why plan? The 5 Ps state: Proper Planning “Failing to plan is planning to Fail” Alan Laiken, author of How to get control of your time and your life Prevents Poor Performance Copy right - Training Square Ltd. 2013 Different methods of planning • Discuss the different ways that you plan the work of your team • You might have included: To do list Notice board Diary Spreadsheet Planning Copy right - Training Square Ltd. 2013 Stages in planning Goal Setting Review and monitor Create the plan Limitations Set the standards Copy right - Training Square Ltd. 2013 • CONTENT NOT PART OF DEMO VERSION Copy right - Training Square Ltd. 2013 What you should now know... • How to Identify organisational targets relevant to the team • How to Set SMART objectives for the team to achieve the targets • How to Use a technique to plan to achieve the objectives • how to monitor and control a planned activity • How to Identify resources required to complete a planned activity Copy right - Training Square Ltd. 2013