So here is a situation which requires really good planning and careful execution and 100% efficiency.
Situation:
3 people are trying to cross a valley using an cross bar placed above their shoulder. The steps and the situation is better explained in the below diagrams
So how can we link this to our management learnings?
The above exercise says or gives us situation where a person is at times is at half risk or is at full risk.
Let's try to introspect and analyse why this is so and how can we remove the risk factor
Since there is a total of 9 steps and we have three people so we can say that there are totally 27 units of work. Out of this 27 units can we possibly make all these 27 units risk free??
Yes we can!!! Risk can be defined as the potential of loss (an undesirable outcome, however not necessarily so) resulting from a given action, activity and/or inaction. So if we need to remove the risk factor we need to remove the cause for a potential loss.
The potential loss can be removed by first proper planning. Planning plays is the first step and it planned properly any task set can be achieved with ease. Here in our case, we need to plan depending on the weight composition of each individual, the length and weight of the cross bar and the width of the valley.
Next is the training part. As with proper practice and training, even the most difficult and risky jobs become risk free and easy to do.
And finally is the execution, 100% efficiency is required by each individual as each person's life is at a stake whenever that person is at the middle, trying to cross the river.
Happy Reading:)
RAJA RS
PGDIM Section B
Situation:
3 people are trying to cross a valley using an cross bar placed above their shoulder. The steps and the situation is better explained in the below diagrams
So how can we link this to our management learnings?
The above exercise says or gives us situation where a person is at times is at half risk or is at full risk.
Let's try to introspect and analyse why this is so and how can we remove the risk factor
Since there is a total of 9 steps and we have three people so we can say that there are totally 27 units of work. Out of this 27 units can we possibly make all these 27 units risk free??
Yes we can!!! Risk can be defined as the potential of loss (an undesirable outcome, however not necessarily so) resulting from a given action, activity and/or inaction. So if we need to remove the risk factor we need to remove the cause for a potential loss.
The potential loss can be removed by first proper planning. Planning plays is the first step and it planned properly any task set can be achieved with ease. Here in our case, we need to plan depending on the weight composition of each individual, the length and weight of the cross bar and the width of the valley.
Next is the training part. As with proper practice and training, even the most difficult and risky jobs become risk free and easy to do.
And finally is the execution, 100% efficiency is required by each individual as each person's life is at a stake whenever that person is at the middle, trying to cross the river.
Happy Reading:)
RAJA RS
PGDIM Section B
Nice Explanation.I never knew Management can be used for these activity.
ReplyDeleteVery good example to explain planning.It was a good read :)
ReplyDeleteGood explanation. It really helped me to understand the concepts.
ReplyDeleteNicely written and a good read
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