Reasons for Prioritising business tasks - 4

Question 1

4.1 Importance of meeting deadlines (internal/external)

Answer 1

In both its important that these tasks are prioritised over those that don’t have a deadline.

Question 2

4.1 Impacts of missing deadlines

Answer 2

Depends on the importance of the task e.g. if the project to extend a factory is not finished on time it may affect the businesses ability to meet customers orders.

Question 3

4.2 Factors that influence task prioritisation

Answer 3

Urgency of task, Importance of task, length of time required to complete task, significance of originator, interactivity of tasks, suitability for delegation, proximity of appointments, resource constraints, time commitments, diary clashes, complexity of task.