Top tasks one hour workshop

Top Tasks Management

Aarhus, January 21, 2004

Gerry McGovern

gerry@customercarewords.com

www.customercarewords.com

@gerrymcgovern

About the University (achievements,

organization, history, location) Academic advisors to help select classes

Academic calendar Academic departments / faculties

Accommodation / housing Add, drop or change courses

Admission (application deadline, decision date,

application status) Admission criteria / entrance requirements

Alumni benefits / privileges Alumni events (dates, activities, registration)

Alumni profiles Book a room (projectors, audio visual)

Bookstore Campus location, maps, directions, parking

Campus visits, tours (dates, events, registration) Career advice / support

Career paths for a program Career planning for students

Change degrees / program Class diversity (industry, experience)

Class notes (read, send new notes) Class schedules (online, on-campus, both)

Commute / transport Companies seeking our graduates

Comparison to other universities Complaints, disputes, policies (Ombudsman)

Contact admissions officer / enrollment advisor Contact the University

Co-op programs and work experience Corporate and business partnerships

Country surveys / reviews / reports

Compare country statistical data

Statistics on one particular topic

Browse a publication

online for f…

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Top 20 Tasks

Tasks Total Vote

% of Total

Vote 31800

Cumulative

Vote

Cumulative

Carewords1 Country surveys / reviews / reports 2178 7% 7% 1%

2 Compare country statistical data 1960 6% 13% 3%

3 Statistics on one particular topic 1869 6% 19% 4%

4 Browse a publication online for free 1610 5% 24% 6%

5 Working papers 1530 5% 29% 7%

6 Publication by topic 1478 5% 33% 9%

7 Basic facts, summaries and overviews 1379 4% 38% 10%

8 Statistics on one particular country 1285 4% 42% 11%

9 Statistical forecasts / projections 1210 4% 46% 13%

10 Access to raw data 1051 3% 49% 14%

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International guidelines and standards (corporate

governance, tax havens, etc.) 1025 3% 52% 16%

12 Statistical sources and methods 1019 3% 55% 17%

13 What's new (hot topics, recent publications, events) 1004 3% 58% 19%

14 OECD policy advice by topic, country 843 3% 61% 20%

15 OECD Annual Report 784 2% 64% 21%

16 Publication by country 746 2% 66% 23%

17 Best practice in policy implementation 739 2% 68% 24%

18 Publication by title 614 2% 70% 26%

19 Simple, easy-to-understand tables and graphs 613 2% 72% 27%

20 News releases 542 2% 74% 29%

Top 25%

26-50%

51-75%

Bottom 20 Tasks

Tasks Total Vote

% of Total

Vote 31800

Cumulative

Vote

Cumulative

Carewords51 Find a local library with OECD publications 92 0% 97% 73%

52 How OECD interacts with non-member countries 92 0% 97% 74%

53 Subscriptions to OECD services 90 0% 97% 76%

54 Photos / images / videos 80 0% 97% 77%

55 OECD Annual Forum / Ministerial Council Meeting 73 0% 98% 79%

56 Have your say (public consultation and participation) 71 0% 98% 80%

57 How OECD is funded (budget) 70 0% 98% 81%

58 How peer review works 60 0% 98% 83%

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Find OECD officials (secretary-general, directors,

ambassadors) 59 0% 99% 84%

60 Acronyms, abbreviations 57 0% 99% 86%

61 Personalize the website (MyOECD) 56 0% 99% 87%

62 Press conferences (calendar, accreditation) 56 0% 99% 89%

63 Find a local bookshop / distributor for OECD publications 51 0% 99% 90%

64 Publishing rights and permissions 45 0% 99% 91%

65 What's involved in OECD membership 44 0% 99% 93%

66 Secretary-General speeches and activities 39 0% 100% 94%

67 Find OECD locations 38 0% 100% 96%

68 Tours of the OECD 37 0% 100% 97%

69 Hotels near OECD locations 24 0% 100% 99%

70 Password problems 23 0% 100% 100%

Sources for Longlist

1. Organization strategy

2. Stakeholder reviews

3. Existing website

4. Top search terms (annual)

5. Most visited pages, files (annual)

6. Competitor or peer websites

7. Traditional / social media

8. Customer feedback / research

Category Questions

Gender

Tasks Mal

e

Femal

e

Total

1 Check symptoms 3% 5% 5%

2 Basic facts about conditions / diseases 3% 4% 4%

3 Book an appointment online 4% 3% 4%

4

Get advice from a doctor / nurse (phone, website chat,

email) 3% 3% 3%

5 What to do based on your symptoms 2% 3% 3%

6

Best place to go for help (GP, A & E, clinic, walk-in

centre, pharmacist) 3% 3% 3%

7 When to seek urgent medical attention 2% 2% 2%

8 Get your medical records online 3% 2% 2%

9 How a condition / disease should be treated 2% 2% 2%

10 What to do in a medical emergency 2% 2% 2%

11 Get test results online 2% 2% 2%

12 Opening times (GPs, clinics, chemists) 2% 2% 2%

13 Can I treat this myself? 2% 2% 2%

14 Seriousness of a condition / disease (prognosis) 2% 2% 2%

15 Diet, food and nutrition 1% 2% 2%

16

Compare hospitals based on quality of care (infection

rates, MRSA, surgical errors, death rates) 2% 2% 2%

17 Contact details for hospitals, GPs, gyms, etc 2% 2% 2%

18 Treating common health problems at home 1% 2% 2%

19 Choose a GP that's right for you 2% 1% 2%

20 Tips for coping with a condition / disease 2% 2% 2%

Top 25%

26-50%

51-75%

TASK PERFORMANCE

INDICATOR

During treatment for a

stomach ulcer, Deborah

Knifton was devastated to

find out that she had

stomach cancer. At the age

of 40, she had surgery to

remove her stomach.

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Task Question Checklist 1. Based on top tasks

2. Representative & typical—fix it, fix many

3. One task, one unique answer

4. Does not contain hidden clues

5. Clearly different from other tasks

6. Independent from other tasks

7. Short – 30 words or less

OECD Top 20 Tasks

Tasks Total Vote

% of Total

Vote 31800

Cumulative

Vote

Cumulative

Carewords1 Country surveys / reviews / reports 2178 7% 7% 1%

2 Compare country statistical data 1960 6% 13% 3%

3 Statistics on one particular topic 1869 6% 19% 4%

4 Browse a publication online for free 1610 5% 24% 6%

5 Working papers 1530 5% 29% 7%

6 Publication by topic 1478 5% 33% 9%

7 Basic facts, summaries and overviews 1379 4% 38% 10%

8 Statistics on one particular country 1285 4% 42% 11%

9 Statistical forecasts / projections 1210 4% 46% 13%

10 Access to raw data 1051 3% 49% 14%

11

International guidelines and standards (corporate

governance, tax havens, etc.) 1025 3% 52% 16%

12 Statistical sources and methods 1019 3% 55% 17%

13 What's new (hot topics, recent publications, events) 1004 3% 58% 19%

14 OECD policy advice by topic, country 843 3% 61% 20%

15 OECD Annual Report 784 2% 64% 21%

16 Publication by country 746 2% 66% 23%

17 Best practice in policy implementation 739 2% 68% 24%

18 Publication by title 614 2% 70% 26%

19 Simple, easy-to-understand tables and graphs 613 2% 72% 27%

20 News releases 542 2% 74% 29%

Top 25%

26-50%

51-75%

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Task 1 1 Japan What are the OECD’s latest recommendations

regarding Japan’s health-care system? Task 2 2 Vietnam

In 2008, was Vietnam on the list of countries that

received official development assistance? Task 3 3 Heart

Did more males per capita die of heart attacks in

Canada than in France in 2004? Task 4 4 Teacher

What is the latest average starting salary, in US

Dollars, of a primary school teacher across OECD

countries? Task 5 5 Employ

What is the title of Box 1.2 on page 73 of OECD

Employment Outlook 2009?

Task 5 – Box 1.2 Employment

What is the title of Box 1.2 on page 73 of OECD Employment Outlook

2009?

Median time on task (sec) = 215

Optimal time on task (sec) = 81

Task Performance

Indicator (TPI) 100 Max

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Task Performance

Subscribers and readers at subscribing institutions

Government officials with accounts

Accredited journalists

Non-subscribers: browse online version for free

Non-subscribers: purchase a copy

Task 5 – Box 1.2 Employment

What is the title of Box 1.2 on page 73 of OECD Employment Outlook

2009?

Median time on task (sec) = 215

Optimal time on task (sec) = 81

Task Performance

Indicator (TPI) 100 Max

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Task Performance

Browse free publication: What is the title of Figure 1.1 on page 17 of OECD Employment Outlook 2012?

Success/Failure Rates Completion Time

Task 5 performance = Excellent (80-100) TPI = 97

Good 0-2.25 x Target

* All Failure times treated as 300 seconds

Minor Time Issue 2.25-3.25 x Target

Major Time Issue 3.25-5.75 x Target

Critical Time Issue Above 5.75 x Target

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Tasks Pie Chart Download software,

firm…

Configure / set up a pr…

Troubleshooting (bug fi…

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Top 25%

26-50%

51-75%

2010

15 Steps

Downloading Software

for 7920

280 seconds approx

Download firmware: Obtain the latest firmware for your RV082 router compatible with Version 3 hardware.

Very Good TPI = 75 Task 1 performance =

Success Rate Comparisons

August 2011 February 2012

Completion Time Comparisons

Download firmware: Obtain the latest firmware for your RV082 router compatible with Version 3 hardware.

Very Good TPI = 75 Task 1 performance =

Good Minor Major Critical

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